1. There's an idea out there that the rise of Roy Moore is a harbinger of a Republican crack-up. Alas, no.
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3. You'll notice that with each new extremist move, GOP didn't lose elections but won them. Because extremism mobilized base.
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4. In age of negative polarization, where who you hate is more important than what you believe, there is little penalty for extremism.
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5. My larger thoughts on why GOP extremism isn't self-defeating here: https://newrepublic.com/article/145157/republican-party-isnt-cracking-up-its-getting-even-stronger …
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Things can and will continue to get worse forever.
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Yes, but many of the people saying it now are Republicans.
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The same Republicans said they weren’t for Trump
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Some truth in this. Turnout among left leaning folks is inconsistent b/c they expect others to hold the fort. No can do. Gotta participate.
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Not as long as the majority of Caucasians vote Republican it's not.
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It's Alabama which brought us George Wallace. Of course Roy Moore is going to win.
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