1. @jbouie piece gets closer to the causes of Trumpism than anything else I've seen but it could be augemented:http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/cover_story/2016/03/how_donald_trump_happened_racism_against_barack_obama.single.html …
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@HeerJeet Can't agree more. Better GOP candidates could have beaten Trump easily.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet 1. The consequences ofCitizen's United ironically destroyed the GOP. Gave more power to eccentric billionairesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@davidfrum gets at some of what ails the GOP:http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/09/the-republican-revolt/404365/ … -
5. But an even richer account of what ails conservative movement & GOP is this
@ToryAnarchist twitter essay: https://storify.com/JeetHeer1/daniel-mccarthy-on-the-conservative-crack-up … - Show replies
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@HeerJeet 2. and cut off the monopoly of the party to spread funding around. Led to more power in the fringe. A beast they cannot tame now. -
@HeerJeet 3. I think the real consequence of Citizen's United isn't influence of legislation- it is a decrease in party cohesion.
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@HeerJeet 1) GOP learned nothing from electoral routs in 2008 & 2012. And fed the monster that became Trump for 2010 & 2014 victories.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet 2) GOP also let 1st term senator Ted Cruz dominate it (gov't shutdown). Can't imagine that happening in the days of Bob Dole.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet a GOP which allowed nativist rhetoric to flourish for the last 15 years with no discernible pushback from the "establishment"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet 3) Sarah Palin was first step in party's collapse. Putting someone like her on presidential ticket appalling.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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