Brendan Nyhan
At this point, I'm less outraged/surprised by the extent of Trump's public support than the passivity and acquiescence of so many elites
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These norms are fragile precisely because, per
@emilythorson, they are not formal or legal. And they are hard to restore once breached.
No one person or institution is at fault for Trump. Everyone has their favorite monocausal explanation. They're all incomplete.
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We can sort through root causes later. Here's where we are: Someone could capture a major party nom who endorses violence & few seem alarmed
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I honestly thought our institutions were more robust to a Trump-like figure & that others in public life were more committed to dem. norms
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We may narrowly avert disaster per below but even if we do, no one should congratulate themselves on a great victoryhttps://twitter.com/MattGlassman312/status/709176665646039040 …
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We're looking over the precipice and I mostly hear crickets. Trump could be on his way toward the GOP nomination after *Tuesday* night
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One reason: much of the "this will end soon..." rationalizing (which I once shared) has now shifted to general. No one should be comforted.
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A major party nomination is a powerful thing. Millions of people will instinctively support Trump. Many/most GOP pols will back him.
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General elections can be won and lost on chance swings in the economy or foreign policy crises. There are no guarantees at that point.
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And even if Trump loses, the exits he could prompt from the party could leave his sympathizers with control of a major party going forward
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@BrendanNyhan Failure has many fathers in this case. But only one group (media/elites) arrogates to themselves "common good" self-flattery. - Show more
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@BrendanNyhan Actually, here is the best explanation:http://billmoyers.com/story/blowing-the-biggest-political-story-of-the-last-fifty-years/#.VuWj2SN1zdo.mailto … -
@BrendanNyhan Trumpism=an opportunistic virus taking advantage of compromised institutions, ie GOP & media. May kill its host & thus itself. -
@BrendanNyhan Ultimately our political and media institutions ignored the pandering to the forces that have led to Trump. -
@BrendanNyhan it's the Republican Party and it's systematic appeal to what now forms their base. Movement conservative dogwhistled them. -
@BrendanNyhan The GOP since Bill Clinton (at least) has sought to de-legitimise any rule but its own, by any means, it leads to here. -
@BrendanNyhan Took a lot of incompetent politicians - and Obama's failed leadership - to put US $19 trillion in debt http://bit.ly/1poRLz0 -
@BrendanNyhan@EsotericCD absolutely. -
@BrendanNyhan@EsotericCD Wait. You're saying 'Because people are stupid' is NOT a sufficient cause? -
@BrendanNyhan One person is at fault for Trump: Trump.
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