@jneeley78 @DouthatNYT Trump? Meaning: a prominent buffoon/charlatan capable of attracting, for a time, 20-25% of party's primary voters?
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Replying to @yeselson
@yeselson@jneeley78 Jesse Ventura's Minnesota victory is an interesting case study: Mostly took votes from Humphrey.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @DouthatNYT
@DouthatNYT@jneeley78 Yeah, that's a good one. I wonder--this could be future speculation/hypothetical too--who could do that nationally.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @yeselson
@yeselson@jneeley78 I think racial dynamics within Dem coalition make it harder to imagine a candidate of the disaffected in the same way.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @DouthatNYT
@DouthatNYT@jneeley78 I think I know what you mean, but elaborate a bit: That white Dems must work with black/brown parts of base? And that2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@DouthatNYT@jneeley78 the black/brown base could not generate a candidate of disaffection who would be popular with whites?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@yeselson in a way no candidate in R race is seizing conservative disaffection issues illegal immigration/retirement security.1 reply 1 retweet 1 like -
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@davidfrum Well Trump is seizing immigration, right? And, weirdly enough, if he was more coherent, given his remarks about health care, he3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@davidfrum @yeselson America has been lucky in its demagogues. McCarthy was self-destructive as is Trump. May this luck hold!
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