To be real, Republicans have long used fear of the other and groundless condemnation to rile up and motivate their base. Richard Nixon and Pat Buchanan were masters at this tactic, which Donald Trump took to new extremes. But, there were always enough reasonable conservatives interested in governing. Now, it's not just that the party is no longer home to rational thought, objectivity and reason is cause for expulsion from any position of power. The crazies have seized control of the asylum. And, amazingly, the base seems to love it.