These days, conservatism is a movement deeply paranoid and pessimistic about its own appeal, increasingly retreating behind counter-majoritarian institutions: the senate, the courts, the electoral college.
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There was a time when conservatives were confident to the point of delusion that the majority of Americans agreed w them. Increasingly they realize that’s not true. They’re 1 for 7 in the last 7 presidential elections on that score and they know it.
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And so they are increasingly focused, as a matter of tactical and tribal fidelity, on ways to uphold minority rule. It’s a sad place for a movement to be.
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There’s nothing remotely conservative about being conservative lately
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Or honorable. Or decent.
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#ElectoralCollege is undemocratic and has to go.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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“ If the electoral college wasn’t in the constitution, it would be unconstitutional” has to be one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard someone say on television.
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You know what it means. If it wasn't in our constitution, it would have been abolished already as perversion of our democracy. But lets poke fun at phrasing.
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