2. The analogy here is with Republican party of early 20th century which had progressive Theodore Roosevelt wing & conservative Taft wing.
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3. When Roosevelt broke with GOP and created Bull Moose party, he pulled progressives out, leaving Taft Republicans in charge.
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4. After split in party, lots of Theodore Roosevelt progressives became Democrats, including some early editors of New Republic.
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5. As a practical matter,
@BillKristol's 3rd Party idea won't work. Too late to meet deadlines. But even if possible, would have dire effect11 replies 3 retweets 9 likes -
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6. The problem for anti-Trump people is if they pick a fight now, they'll be blamed for loss and be much weaker in election aftermath.
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@DouthatNYT That's true. The sad irony is the anti-Trump people most likely to come out of this mess totally fucked. Life's not fair.4 replies 2 retweets 9 likes -
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@HeerJeet Maybe. If Trump loses badly, though, this@michaelbd prophecy may not be that far off:http://theweek.com/articles/615609/republican-party-recover-from-donald-trump-faster-than-think …3 replies 3 retweets 3 likes -
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@HeerJeet Sean Hannity may hold a grudge against the neverTrumpers, but the politicians grudgingly endorsing Trump right now won't.1 reply 6 retweets 6 likes -
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@HeerJeet The key question will be, who are Trump's *political* heirs, and how successful are they?5 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
@DouthatNYT I think Trump has created a real incentive for GOP candidates to adopt a much more nationalist & less conservative politics.
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@R_Ephemeral@HeerJeet As long as post-Trump econ centrism lacks both donor money & an ideological or grassroots backbone, first instinct...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes - Show replies
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