In 1964 Richard Hofstadter thought that the GOP's rightwing fever would break after Goldwater's trouncing. Subsequent Democrats hoped for moderation of GOP after Watergate, Iran/Contra, 1992 loss, 2008 loss and 2012 loss. It's a fantasy that refuses to die.https://twitter.com/sullydish/status/1314611108381110274 …
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Before my parents were Eisenhower Republicans they were Roosevelt Democrats and would quietly acknowledge FDR was the greatest president of their lifetime. Yet Eisenhower is today's mythical benchmark?
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