Democrats have divisions, but it seems like whenever they really need to, they circle the wagons. My speculation as to why Republicans can’t do the same thing is because they’re not as ideologically committed to advancing conservatism as Democrats are with socialism.
Republicans (Conservatives) are individualists.
Democrats are collectivists.
I would really like to see an ideological party with just a handful of principles — immigration, budget balancing, state control of abortion (with a preference within the state of a state-wide restriction), no wars, economic emphasis on America First.
Politicians who deviate from the core platform should get no money or support from the national party.
Stand for something.
Good observation.
Don’t forget all the communists, Marxists, fascists, anarchists, BLM etc etc etc in their “constituency”.
“Democrats have divisions, but it seems like whenever they really need to, they circle the wagons. My speculation as to why Republicans can’t do the same thing is because they’re not as ideologically committed to advancing conservatism as Democrats are with socialism.”
I think you are right, but also partially wrong.
I think there is more ideological unity on the Left than there is with Conservatives.
For some Conservatives the priority is Libertarian economics. For some Conservatives the priorty is morally cultural together with where that meets law, such as with abortion. With some conservatives the priorty is a strict view of the Constitution and Constitutional limits on government powers, even when those limits may irk some other Conservatives who like “Liberals” want government powers for their Conservative priorties that might not be there. Other Conservatives are very strict on government finances and harsh on deficits even if reductins in some government spending may pinch priorities of some other Conservatives. Then there are Conservatives who may, or may not always agree with the forementioned Conservatives but are also very strong on national defense and its priorities. There are not many Conservatives who could get a 100% rating in all those categrories, while socialists/Leftists go along with any socialist/Leftist “solution”.
In sum, the Democrats are a party more often than a coalition of interests and the GOP is more a coalition of interests more ofthen than a party. In my view.