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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 27 Apr 2018

      1. There's been a lot of talk about "democratic backsliding" in Trump era but evidence is more mixed. There's also been democratic resurgence (protests, engagement in special elections, challenges to gerrymandering & disenfranchisement).

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    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 27 Apr 2018

      2. Trump has been a stress test for American institutions and many have held up well: DOJ, Courts, press have all acted as checks on authoritarian push.

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    3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 27 Apr 2018

      3. The one institution that hasn't done well is congress, which hasn't fulfilled constitutional duty. But that's really GOP partisanship. Will change if Dems win either house in midterms.

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 27 Apr 2018

      4. So, I'd say there's no broader crisis of democracy, but rather a GOP problem: https://newrepublic.com/article/148142/republican-party-not-trump-real-threat-american-democracy …

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        1. Nate, the Disappointed Apologist‏ @NateT_ 27 Apr 2018
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          This again. Just call them Hitler and get it over with.pic.twitter.com/0c6Kclk4EP

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        1.  🇺🇦 the extended bill sallak cinematic universe‏ @billsallak 27 Apr 2018
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          Agree. The last GOP admin that didn’t have major rule-of-law/abuse-of-power issues was Eisenhower’s. That’s a long time coming.

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        2. Andrew Young‏ @SpartanVTyranny 27 Apr 2018
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          I don't think you're wrong, but I think claiming it's localized within the GOP downplays the role that Fox News and the broader rightwing commentariat has played in both polarization and norm eroding.

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        3. Space Cap'n Jean-Luc Godard‏ @timfblogger 27 Apr 2018
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          Those two are one and the same. Fox and the wealthy loon groups drive GOP madness and make it impossible to speak reason and win a primary. The party is nothing without the hot air generators that keep it inflated.

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        1. Laurie Wagner‏ @laurie_wagner 27 Apr 2018
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          Someone appears not to have noticed irreversable damage being done to millionsof peoples lives but sure

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        1. Dana Dicer‏ @theDanaDicer 27 Apr 2018
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          The Murdoch press is a big factor.

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        1. hh459‏ @hopefulhorn 27 Apr 2018
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          Dead right. Trump is both the logical result and amplifier of decades long GOP trends (authoritarianism, norm-breaking, know-nothing ignorance). Trump will kill GOP by splitting base from Wall St/corporate establishment. 2018 wave = impeachment.

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        1. Mike M. 🐄 🇨🇦‏ @MikeMardus 27 Apr 2018
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          Only because the Republicans are enabling Trump in his Strong man role.

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        1. bIm‏ @0youngbs 1 May 2018
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          The broader problem is accepting the COP's sabotage as an acceptable form of participation.

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