I suspect the modern Democrat Party is going to go the way of the Whigs, if such a huge fraud was perpetrated with their aid.
There are several prominent Republicans who’ve dismissed it all with a wink and a nod, too. SR 511 was a huge quid pro quo, in hindsight, as far as I’m concerned.
So, I don’t hold the Republican Party blameless, either. They, too, ran an ineligible candidate; it’s a conclusion that is impossible to avoid, under any honest, strict reading of the Constitution.
Common sense, a very depleted resource, would dictate that a couple abroad in the service of their country would be able to pass “natural born citizenship” to their children born abroad. Our military are our most patriotic citizens, risking life and limb for country. It doesn’t make sense to question the allegiance of their children, when the parents allegiance is so obvious. It would make sense that the physical location of birth be less important than the citizenship of the parents, though some argue that location is the only factor in determining natural born citizen status. Doesn’t make sense that our framers would be so stupid. Oh for the good ole’ days of common sense, which I’m sure the framers took for granted and assumed would survive. That has not been the case.