The Republican base in the twilight of the Reagan era was hungering for a street fighter who would play by WWE rules — in other words, no rules. Enter Trump, the brash New York billionaire who would say and do almost anything in pursuit of victory.
It's easy to understand why. We elected, polite, genteel, play by the rules Pubs and what happened. Culturally the country has fallen off a cliff. We are no longer a Judeo-Christian Republic, but have changed into a pagan republic not all that dissimilar from the Roman Empire near it's end. Pres. Trump represents the core of this country saying "stop", but the Pub party instead of embracing this effort has largely sided with the vocal minority with their hands out crying for more govt in our lives and no rules to live by.
I would be stunned if the Pubs hold the majority in the House after the mid-term elections, but then again the media is so biased and polling is so inaccurate who knows.