Conservative intellectuals (@charlescwcooke, @davidfrum, @DavidAFrench, @RadioFreeTom, @HashtagGriswold, @varadmehta) are arguing over @JRubinBlogger, but many fail to reckon with right-wing populists' influence on the conservative movement.
My latest:https://arcdigital.media/conservative-intellectuals-lost-control-of-conservatism-f64ad146bec2 …
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I suppose I need to reduce my argument to something like: "he represented the ideas that had energy and momentum in the party." Other candidates got lukewarm responses from voters, even though it was considered to be a great field of candidates until he wiped the floor with them.
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I try not to read people's minds and tell them what motivates them (though I might do it without noticing), but you may have a point about the Tea Party energy switching to the Trump movement. I also agree that the current Republican coalition doesn't have much binding them.
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