5. The deep divide will be between people committed to the Republican party & those committed to conservative ideas.
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16. It's important to realize that alliance between conservative movement & GOP is very recent. It started in our parent's lifetime.
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17. When American conservativism coalesced in 1940s/1950s, it didn't necessarily have to ally itself with GOP. That was a choice.
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@HeerJeet But it does seem American right is jettisoning its historic embrace of optimism and adopting European right's pessimistic view.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet@mattyglesias that party might end up being a marginalized rump, though, leaving centrist liberals as the party of governmentThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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