Douthat: "voters supporting [Trump] despite his demagoguery." Shouldn't "despite" be "because of"?http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/03/opinion/sunday/confessions-of-a-columnist.html?_r=0 …
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So, not to be too priestly, next step in Douthat's penitence is to think about GOP base & history of appeals to racism since 1964 pivot.
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To the extent that I haven't underestimated Trump,it's because I listened to
@yeselson's convincing analysis of GOP as revanchist party. - Show replies
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Denialist language like Douthat's,
@HeerJeet, seems to be about these conservatives refusing to acknowledge the monster they helped create. -
@JamilSmith@HeerJeet Yes, like Dr. Frankenstein insisting "I only built him to do some work around the house!"
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@HeerJeet not sure he's a con artist as much as he has a pathological need for attention and is mining the vein that provides it for him.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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