1. One strong tendency in Republican Party right now is that it's intensifying two seemingly contradictory tendencies: rhetorical populism ("we're a worker's party") & attempts to gain power as minoritarian party (via voter suppression, gerrymandering, electoral college etc.)
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I think you're going to be interested in my book, Jeet: http://www.uapress.ua.edu/product/I-the-People,7685.aspx …
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Let me know when it’s a used paperbackpic.twitter.com/EG1KxN346y
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Good piece. Kendall has a strong ni droite ni gauche vibe about him, which is why it's so useful that
@HeerJeet and John Ganz (whose account has disappeared?) talk about the French Third Republic as a useful comparison to the present. -
Yes, Kendall like Burnham was very gallic.
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great piece, Jeet. The hosts of
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Yes, a big inspiration for this and a podcast I just did on Harry Jaffa.
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They're a Calhounian, white working-class party.
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