1. If you want to see understand what @DouthatNYT is subtweeting, see my piece on Trump as a Republican phenomenon:https://newrepublic.com/article/137515/democratic-party-will-never-trumpism-left …
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2. One way to frame argument is in terms of time-scale. Ross locates Trumpism in fairly recent post-2008 changes. I think roots much deeper
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3. Correction:
@DouthatNYT wasn't subtweeting. He properly linked to my piece, for which I'm grateful.1 reply 7 retweets 48 likes -
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4. Here's the drum I keep beating: Trump is not an anomaly or flash-in-the-pan. His success rooted in deep forces going back decades.
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5. Do political parties change & adapt? Sure they do, but reinventions are rarely total. Usually have roots in latent tendencies.
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6. Parties usually have different strands. Change comes from move from one strand to another.
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I'm open to the idea that looming crises are harder to see from inside (would explain why liberals were most clear-eyed RE Trump)
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but liberal politics seem too polyglot to be susceptible to a cult of personality figure who gores too many sacred cows.
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That's a key point, which I was glad to see Ross acknowledge in his column.
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you guys are overthinking this. Only one party is home to those proudly defending the white man. 1964 could recur.
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