Be that as it may, these stories are nothing more than meaningless distractions. There isn't going to be a "split" in the Republican Party, there's going to be a purge at the top. This election cycle has proven that the division isn't among two competing wings of the GOP, the division is between leadership and the rest of the Party. Now some of this is because leadership is completely out of touch with the base, but a lot of it has to do with the base shifting back to the more traditional Republican values and away from the Koch/Tea Party dominated far right Christian extremism.
EDIT: Fixed an unintentional (if somewhat appropriate) typo.
Be that as it may, these stories are nothing more than meaningless distractions. There isn't going to be a "split" in the Republican Party, there's going to be a purge at the top. This election cycle has proven that the division isn't among two competing wings of the GOP, the division is between leadership and the rest of the Party. Now some of this is because leadership is completely out of touch with the base, but a lot of it has to do with the base shifting back to the more traditional Republican values and away from the Koch/Tea Party dominated far right Christian extremism.
EDIT: Fixed an unintentional (if somewhat appropriate) typo.