From the Atlantic: Whose Party Is It, Anyway?

I asked some students to write a short answer to the question who controls each party earlier this summer. The point was to get you comfortable with the idea that the two major parties are highly decentralized - control of the party is uncertain and constantly influx.

The author argues that right now the Republican Party belongs to Donald Trump. Beyond that, one of the things at stake this election - with the Democratic Party as well - is what the party will stand for for from 2017-2021. At least in the executive branch - Congress is a different matter. As are the states.

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It’s clear that a large swath of the GOP is responding to Trump’s call, but on Thursday, another segment seemed to be responding to Kasich’s. It’s anybody’s guess whose party this is. It will take the next few months of fighting to find out.