CLs: Bailouts–ugh! Let the markets take care of themselves! The strong will survive without bailouts, and the weak should go to the wall, anyway. That’s the American way.
CDs: No issues with spending money to protect public health and the well-being of struggling workers.
Reactionaries: Bailouts are fine as long as they primarily benefit white Christian workers. No money for lazy minorities, illegal immigrants, or Wall Street vampire squid.
PBPs: Help! Help! Just don’t expect any gratitude when it’s over. We’re still the masters of the universe, after all. This is just a blip, like 2008.
THE VERDICT: The GOP adopted the CL position for opportunistic reasons after Obama took office. With a few minor exceptions, that won’t be the case as long as Trump is in the White House; they’ll spend whatever they think it takes to keep him there.