13. Trump will lose but in losing he'll change the GOP script and also make it impossible to repair the parties image with women & POC
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14. Latinos are a large & fast-growing demographic. GOP's public face will be Mr. "Mexican rapists."
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15. Single women are rising demographic. GOP's public face talks about gender with all the delicacy of Andrew Dice Clay.
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16. Cruz is an extreme version of a style of politics GOP has long practised. Trump is more transformative: he's changing the script.
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17. Trump changes script partially by given up dog whistles, turning subtext into text, making what is latent truly blatant.
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18. Another way Trump changes script: he's willing to jettison aspects of GOP dogma he doesn't like (abortion, neo-con foreign policy)
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19. In the abstract, Trump's ideological fluidity on abortion & foreign policy good for GOP in long run, but in short term will cost voters
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20. Longterm GOP coalition members (pro-lifers, neo-con hawks) will be shaken loose from party without any substantial new people brought in
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21. Cruz keeps existing GOP coalition intact & tugs it farther to the right. Trump blows up that coalition & poisons brand with women & POC
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@FoundersRace Yeah, I'm quaking in my boots. LOL
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@FoundersRace Judging by my tweets, I think Trump & alt-right are heading for a historic defeat.3 replies 0 retweets 13 likes - Show replies
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