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Left Turns: What’s next as the GOP eats its young?

There is no forum where listeners cannot hear the frustration, concern — sometimes glee — over what seems to be a growing cleft in the Republic Party.

The result is not just gridlock in Congress, it’s also impasse within the GOP itself.

So the question begs: What opportunities does it offer to Democrats? And if the demise of the GOP as we know it is imminent, what challenges do Democrats face with whatever might rise from the Republican ashes?

Here’s what state and local Democratic leaders think.

– The Times