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    Matt Lewis‏Verified account @mattklewis Aug 15

    “It’s almost as if Trump visited the far corners of the universe to bring together a collection of supervillains.”https://www.thedailybeast.com/did-i-join-a-movement-that-naturally-attracts-extremists-and-kooks …

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      1. Amy Arnold‏ @a81arnold Aug 15
        Replying to @mattklewis

        If we don’t put in the work to develop personal morals and coherent world views we can’t have leaders that have those either. It’s all about attacking the other side to win instead of developing our own standards and holding ourselves to it regardless of what the other side does

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      1. Rick Joseph‏ @rickyj915 Aug 15
        Replying to @mattklewis

        Yes, it does! Just listen to conservative radio—from the hosts to the callers!

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      1. Tom Ringsrud‏ @tringsrud Aug 15
        Replying to @mattklewis

        “If I were coming of age today and my example for conservatism was based on Donald Trump, Laura Ingraham, and Sean Hannity, would I sign up? “

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      1. Darrell West‏ @darrellpwest Aug 15
        Replying to @mattklewis

        Too bad they're not wearing Pussy Hats. Oh, but the Left isn't lousy with extremists and kooks. Noooooooooo.

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      1. Lion Hunter Music‏ @LionHunterMusic Aug 15
        Replying to @mattklewis @natebeeler

        It might be the reverse: @realDonaldTrump is nothing but a grand scale shit-magnet.

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      1. Kaitlin‏ @thefactualprep Aug 15
        Replying to @mattklewis

        Great article. I think part of it is aggressive attitudes that scream the loudest right now because the left definitely has its kooks. Cough, cough pod save America bros cough, cough.

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      2. DJ‏ @DJNYified Aug 15
        Replying to @mattklewis

        “It’s almost as if Hillary visited the far corners of the universe to bring together a collection of superlunatics.” Can I use that quote from your follow-up article or is introspection an alien concept?

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      1. John Dean‏ @jod5280 Aug 16
        Replying to @mattklewis

        More likely that # of Rs who believed in principles is low and the # of Rs who love power (acquired in any way and used in any way) is very high. Establishment Rs rode the nationalist/racist/evangelical train for a long time -- now that beast is eating the party. Good riddance

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      1. Eagle‏ @BeFairToTrump Aug 15
        Replying to @mattklewis

        I always believed Paul Manafort was a plant by Hillary campaign to help trump win primaries because that was their strategy..... Hillary wanted to run against Trump because of questions reg Bill Clinton women issues and Trump is no stranger to controversy given 3 marriages

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      1. Eagle‏ @BeFairToTrump Aug 15
        Replying to @mattklewis

        You can say trump had no choice..... but look at Hillary list. Can she withstand such scrutiny without fbi cia working on the inside for her?

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      1. CA SCHOOL BONDS‏ @AuhsdBond Aug 15
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        Current contributing editor @DailyCaller implies @mattklewis is a hack. Cc: @GPIngersoll @ericowensdc @oliverdarcy @KFILE @amber_athey @ndrew_lawrencepic.twitter.com/fnb81ek0V7

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      1. Red Fortress‏ @RoyHildestad Aug 15
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        Yes. Extremists, Kooks and Demagogues are from a different universe than Conservatives.pic.twitter.com/Dh5GLqMuk9

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      1. N.G.McClernan‏ @ngmcclernan Aug 15
        Replying to @mattklewis

        The nostalgia for Reagan is absurd - Trumpism is just Reaganism taken to its logical extreme, not its negation. And naturally he doesn't mention the mind-boggling evil of Iran-Contra. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Contra_affair …

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      1. Mary Carney‏ @Marys_musings Aug 15
        Replying to @mattklewis

        More like stupidvillains.

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      1. Jane Pratt‏ @Quincyooo Aug 15
        Replying to @mattklewis

        Nancy Pelosi, Maxine Waters, Harry Reid, W. Clinton, Bob Menendez, Al Franken, Keith Ellison. These and others were in the other corners.

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      1. Mitch Lyman, Mediocre Excellence Chairman‏ @listolyman Aug 15
        Replying to @mattklewis

        Politics attracts kooks and extremists on both sides. Weiner, Scheinerman, Maxine Waters, Felarca, Occasio-Cortes. Overall, a nice, slanted story.

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      1. Brandon Saario‏ @SaarioBrandon Aug 15
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        Who are you? Weren't you a conservative once.

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