1. A few thoughts on how Trumpism could triumph even if Trump loses.
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@HeerJeet You're describing every GOP politician in my lifetime.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet FWIW, in the exit polls of primary states thus far, anti-Muslim sentiment is stronger than anti-"illegal"(Mexican) sentiment.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Not sure how Nixon, Reagan, and W don't fit your definition of "streamlined Trumpian candidate" fairly closely.#RoveApprovesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet I mean, that's kind of what the GOP already has been for a while. They've stoked xenophobia plenty; Trump just took to a new levelThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet A Clinton presidency could actually make it easier for the next , even worse, Trump, to get elected. There's no way around it.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet drop the wall, Mexico schtick, keep the Muslim bits. Kinda like prioritizing antisemitism over feeling superior to Slavic people.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Perhaps some form of legal status for Latinos already here, but blocking future immigration?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet however I'd add that if this is possible or not doesn't matter. SOMEONE will try to be Trump 2.0 and we'll have to face it.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet there may also be some "market testing" of various "future Trumps" trying different things.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet So Trump is like an American Enoch Powell? -
@david_tough@HeerJeet But with better classical allusions.
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