The Republican Party now belongs to Donald Trump

Trump's GOP is a mix of Chris Christie and Jeff Sessions, with a dash of coal country thrown in

He'll do what he wants with it.
(Image credit: Illustrated by Lauren Hansen | Image courtesy Brad Barket/Getty Images)

When Donald Trump became the GOP's presumptive presidential nominee, he successfully reversed the ruling order of the Republican Party. Those who were last are now first. And for the first time in decades, someone had united the non-conservative factions of the Republican Party.

Is it any wonder Republicans seem disoriented?

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

Michael Brendan Dougherty is senior correspondent at TheWeek.com. He is the founder and editor of The Slurve, a newsletter about baseball. His work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, ESPN Magazine, Slate and The American Conservative.