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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7. Corbyn, to use
@DouthatNYT's example, came from strand of Labour that has always been there, although latent under Tony Blair.3 replies 9 retweets 24 likes -
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8. So if Dems do change, it's much more likely to be from existing strands: next nominee could be Sanders left populist not Clinton centrist
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9. Trump himself came out of latent strand of nationalism which still had many manifestations (Buchanan, Palin) even in neo-con ascendency
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10. Where @DouthatNYT is right is that there are serious tensions within Dem between elite professionals & much more populist base
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