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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No one person or institution is at fault for Trump. Everyone has their favorite monocausal explanation. They're all incomplete.
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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Trumpism may yet be revealed as cult of personality with no staying power. He has no factional base or issue to realign party over long term
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@BrendanNyhan Not sure "few are alarmed." I've been alarmed since August as have most of my friends. -
@HeerJeet but that's the apocryphal Pauline Kael quote problem about anyone's friends. + alarm is a coordination problem. needs to be public -
@BrendanNyhan Agree. There was a collective action failure here within GOP & also a media failure to see that Trump outside normal politics. - View other replies
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@BrendanNyhan I'm alarmed -
@BrendanNyhan IMO alarms now ringing, but what can be done? When there was time, many said 'yes, that's a bit extreme, but won't get worse.' -
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@BrendanNyhan Such uppity hyperbole by a bunch of blowhards that care nothing for the people. Sick, you talk of the elite as if you aren't! - View other replies
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@BrendanNyhan Speak for yourself! I’ve been alarmed since 1993. Welcome to my world—& the world of all who worked for WJC cc:@DLeonhardt -
@BrendanNyhan what a bunch of pseudo-intellectual dribble. Quite an amusing read for the riff-raff supporting@realDonaldTrump! Such duress! -
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@BrendanNyhan What is your evidence that "few" seem alarmed? Didn't a whole bunch of very alarmed folks just show up to protest in Chicago? -
@DKElections@BrendanNyhan - Yes, an authoritarian mob showed up and shut down Trump.
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