The Briefing 03-16-16

Major political realignment in both parties reflects underlying worldview realignmentNew York Times (Jeremy W. Peters and Michale Barbaro) — A Distant Second at Home, Marco Rubio Ends a Disappointing CampaignWall Street Journal (Gerald F. Seib) — Campaign 2016 Shatters the Reagan and Clinton CoalitionsThe Economist — The party declines

Influential political theory upended by 2016 race reminds of uncertainty in predictionThe Economist — Pushback

Coca-Cola joins LGBT coalition to put economic pressure on sexual revolution dissentersAtlanta Journal-Constitution (Leon Stafford) — Coke joins coalition fighting for LGBT equality