The conservative movement is now the establishment. Time to act accordingly.

Conservatives kicked everyone out of the smoked-filled room — but they forgot to move in

The GOP must decide who they think has the best chance of beating Donald Trump.
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One way or another, the Trump Train has changed Republican politics forever. But one thing is already certain: The conservative movement has become the establishment.

It is now the part of the GOP with countless institutional levers of power, trying to foist its policies on an unhappy base.

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Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry

Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry is a writer and fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. His writing has appeared at Forbes, The Atlantic, First Things, Commentary Magazine, The Daily Beast, The Federalist, Quartz, and other places. He lives in Paris with his beloved wife and daughter.