Republican Party could split after U.S. election, says former Bush adviser

Steve Schmidt says both the Democrats and the Republicans are likely to be facing deep division in the wake of the Nov. 8 vote.

Top Republican strategist Steve Schmidt, left, says the Republican Party might be headed for a split after the election. Raymond Chrétien, former Canadian ambassador to the United States, says the protectionist rhetoric from both U.S. presidential candidates is worrisome for Canada.The Hill Times photograph by Abbas Rana/ Courtesy of law firm of Fasken Martineau

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BY ABBAS RANA

October 31, 2016

A top Republican strategist is warning that both the Republican and Democratic parties appear to be headed for deep divisions after next week’s U.S. election, and that the Republicans are even likely to break up into two different parties. “[Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders supporters] both b...

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