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We are in an age of hyper partisanship combined with by wpkirish

incredibly weak parties. Look at the Republicans in the House there is no way for the Speaker to control the renegades because he needs their votes. Slightly different equation for Dems because their renegades want to see more government action not less so they tend to toe the line when push comes to shove.

The combination of Citizen's United and Internet Fundraising has made parties less important for individual candidates than in the past.

I think the issue with your last paragraph is it ignores the religous battle for the soul of the country that is driving much of the Trump adoration.