1. Trump has apparently ordered staffers not to mention Nixon's name, which is of course hilarious but also telling. Trump is Nixon's heir and, one hopes, the twilight of Nixonism.pic.twitter.com/v0SS5EE2as
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3. The linkages between Trump and Nixon are many. Trump's mentor Roy Cohn was an old Nixon ally in McCarthy era. Roger Stone -- of Nixon tattoo fame -- is Trump's oldest political crony.pic.twitter.com/IzX2pAvl9e
4. Yet to bring up Nixon's name underscores Trump's weaknesses & limits. Say what you will about Nixon but at least he had an intellect: a devious one that also had some complexity. More here:https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-nixon-impeachment/ …
Also introduced the EPA.
And he introduced the concept of per capita revenue sharing to the states. In many respects, his domestic policy was more liberal than many subsequent Democrats.
Ironically he was also the last president to pass massive progressive legislation.
Right, but H.W.G. Bush and Atwater, et al.
And evangelicals, natch. That’s the secret sauce that Nixon didn’t capture, no?
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