9. You can think it cynical, but she has. Not so Trump: Too many "slips," too much birtherism, too much vagueness in disavowals.
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10. This leaves the press in a bind. When Spencer does a stunt like his conference, in one sense the sensible thing is to ignore it ...
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11. ... because 200-odd people saying "heil (sorry, "hail") Trump" is not a movement that's about to usher in a new era of fascism.
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12. And Spencer is plainly using a somewhat credulous press to build his "white supremacist in Brooks Brothers" brand.
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13. And collapsing his white nationalism into broader currents driving RW populism and calling it all white nationalism is a terrible idea.
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14. Because then you're telling ppl who have very little in common with Spencer that they're very much like him. It's a dangerous move.
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15. So, ignoring him makes more sense - except that the Trump apparatus really was happy to play to his troll army. That deserves attention.
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16. So optimal coverage would highlight anything Trump/Breitbart/anyone else does to pander to Spencer & Co., while ignoring him otherwise.
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17. Which is, of course, easier said than done. But at the very least, any and all coverage of Spencer should make clear ...
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18. ... that he isn't a smooth future leader of a white nationalist new order. He's a clever troll seizing his moment.
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the majority of the alt right is having more productive dialogue with the ethno guys than it is with the left. Should concern u
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