> I think it was to destroy the Republican party. Had Hillary won, people would have been flocking to the Republican side to put a stop to her policies. Even though we know the politicians are comped, it would still stand as an organization to house a lot of right wing activists. Lots of volunteers and candidates coming through the ranks who just might accomplish something, no matter how much the leadership suppresses it (tea parties..) Doing it this way, there is no opposition party to flock to. When the demoralizing legislation comes through, the people know they have zero options with nowhere to band together. It was a brilliant play. Instead of pouring water back and forth between cups, now they just smashed one cup. What are you gonna do now? The next big step for them is to control the message, promote "healing" and labeling wrong thinkers.