Matt Taibbi made the argument that this is the end of the Republican Party - their moment to disappear just like the Whigs or the Free Soilers did. Taibbi claimed that if the party does survive, it would be something very different than before.

Matt Taibbi is an author and journalist for Rolling Stone. Taibbi has reported on politics, media, finance, and sports, and has authored several books, including The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap, Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America and The Great Derangement: A Terrifying True Story of War, Politics, and Religion.