The End of the Republican Party as We Know It?

http://www.economist.com/world/unitedstates/displaystory.cfm?source=most_commented&story_id=12470555

In this article, The Economist analyzes the apparent fall of the Republican party. Five days before the election with all of the polls reporting that Obama is going to win, it sure does seem that the once unshakeable GOP has been shaken to its core. Nonetheless, five days is still a long way to go. Anything can happen. I mean, McCain is the comeback kid.

If Obama does win, what does that mean for the Republicans? That is largely up to the party leadership. The GOP will have to reinvent itself, that goes without saying. How long that reinvention will take and what the ultimate reincarnation will be is yet to be seen.

If McCain wins, who knows. Will there be eight more years of Bush policies? Or, will McCain prove to be the maverick he claims?

All that is certain, is that these next several years are going to be interesting.