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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Mar 2016
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      13. You couldn't diminish that core Ford vote, only contain it (which is why John Tory won as anybody-but-Ford umbrella candidate).

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    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Mar 2016
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      14. So lesson from Ford is: don't try to persuade Trumpkins, contain them and build coalition around them.

      2 replies 25 retweets 32 likes
    3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Mar 2016
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      15 Problem for GOP is Trumpkins are so large a part of party they can't be contained. Trump's ceiling could be north of 50%.

      4 replies 14 retweets 17 likes
    4. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Mar 2016
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      16. But general electorate is (thank god) very different than GOP electorate. Enough negative stuff on Trump to make him toxic to +60%

      4 replies 19 retweets 25 likes
    5. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Mar 2016
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      17. Containing Trump means not leaving negative campaigning till last minute like GOP rivals.

      3 replies 10 retweets 18 likes
    6. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Mar 2016
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      18. Containing Trump means bringing up all the stuff GOP rivals brought up too late: Trump U, shaky finances, criminal connections, etc.

      6 replies 15 retweets 16 likes
    7. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Mar 2016
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      19. But in containing Trump you have to realize that maybe 25% or 30% of electorate will support him no matter what.

      3 replies 11 retweets 16 likes
    8. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Mar 2016
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      20. You could find a video of Trump smoking crack with underaged girls coerced into sex work & he'd still get that 25% support.

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    9. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Mar 2016
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      21. Trump/Ford have that minimum 25-35% support for tribal reasons. They are avatars of discontent, tribunes of resentment.

      7 replies 9 retweets 35 likes
    10. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Mar 2016
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      Jeet Heer Retweeted Stephen Geigen-Miller

      22. This is true and a genuine problem:https://twitter.com/Stephen_GM/status/706126562593271808 …

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      Stephen Geigen-Miller @Stephen_GM
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      @HeerJeet The problem is that this bends all politics around the (necessary!) goal of containing its most dangerous elements.
      5 replies 8 retweets 18 likes
      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Mar 2016

      23. Containment is only a short-term electoral strategy. Wider political/economic problem is to create country where Trump has zero support

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        1. Gender Goblin‏ @dslakter 5 Mar 2016
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          @HeerJeet That seems impossible. Better to make it so the support does not translate into an influential electoral force.

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        2. Albert‏ @AlbertLEtranger 5 Mar 2016
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          @HeerJeet The containment might prove disruptive and indignant to Trump supporters—meaning they would desert the party or not vote.

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        2. Jesse Walker‏ @notjessewalker 5 Mar 2016
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          @HeerJeet With...seasteading!

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        3. Camilo Gómez‏ @camilomgn 5 Mar 2016
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          @notjessewalker @HeerJeet I think a Ron Paul run would had made the things more difficult for Trump

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        1. Peter Gehred  🇺🇦‏ @pgehred 5 Mar 2016
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          @HeerJeet too ambitious—but 5–10% good enough. Trump should challenge us all to build better politics from ground up http://wikipolicy.xyz/2016/03/01/a-starting-point/ …

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        1. J B X‏ @JimbauxsJournal 5 Mar 2016
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          @HeerJeet Right, and this brings to mind that Trumpkins aren't wrong to think that the GOP has abandoned them.

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        1. TallyHoGazehound‏ @BorzoiBystander 5 Mar 2016
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          @HeerJeet Agree w/the first part. How do u imagine PT2, w/o addressing the pol/econ resentments & disengagement which opened the door?

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        1. Doctor Science Is Social Distancing‏ @doctorscience 5 Mar 2016
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          @HeerJeet This is @jonrog1 's 27% http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Crazification_factor … GOP long-term trouble is that they're all GOP, instead of some GOP and some Dem.

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