Trumpism may trigger the end of the Republican Party

With a decreasing number of white, lesser-educated and older voters, the US’s Republican Party could pay a long-term price for the candidacy of Donald Trump, argues Bette Browne

EVEN if Republican Donald Trump doesn’t win the US presidency, the question arises as to what kind of America he might leave in his wake?

What will happen to all that anger among the record 13 million supporters who made him their presidential nominee in Republican primaries — will they be left to feel abandoned once again by Washington or will they find a home in the far right corners of the Tea Party or within some other political grouping?