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    1. Matt Lewis‏Verified account @mattklewis 20 Oct 2017

      Important, if obvious, point: Donald Trump is both a cause of—AND a reaction to—the tribalism, cultural decay, & anomie America is facing.

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    2. Matt Lewis‏Verified account @mattklewis 20 Oct 2017

      Trump voters saw how the Left was winning the culture war by playing identity politics & victimhood card, and said: WE NEED TO DO THAT, TOO!

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    3. Matt Lewis‏Verified account @mattklewis 20 Oct 2017

      This is why Trump voters are just as happy when he attacks the NFL or not saying “Merry Christmas” as they would be if he passed a bill.

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    4. Matt Lewis‏Verified account @mattklewis 20 Oct 2017

      His raison d'être is to fight the Left’s culture war (using media, pop culture, reality TV means)—not to pass conservative legislation.

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    5. Matt Lewis‏Verified account @mattklewis 20 Oct 2017

      It should be noted that I disagreed deeply and profoundly with this strategy. But that is beside the point.

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    6. Matt Lewis‏Verified account @mattklewis 20 Oct 2017

      Primarily, I wanted a peacemaker who could unify the country and win the argument (& then win the vote). Trump is stoking the bitterness.

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      Matt Lewis‏Verified account @mattklewis 20 Oct 2017

      But maybe I was just naive. Maybe the Left would have destroyed Rubio. Maybe the Trump people are just realists. We may never know.

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        1. Ed, a regular guy‏ @EddyTree1960 20 Oct 2017
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          Exactly

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        2. CMM‏ @carolfoxlover 20 Oct 2017
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          I agree w/you 100% but be clear they would have destroyed Rubio same. That's problem They treated Bush as evil now laud as hero yesterday

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        1. Erik Sofge‏ @esofge 22 Oct 2017
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          The left would have lambasted Rubio, but there’s no way he’d have catalyzed so much outrage, triggered a newspaper war, or winked at racism

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        1. Maynard‏ @goostuffmaynard 20 Oct 2017
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          One of the dumbest and fatalistic arguments I have ever seen.

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        1. Sanjay Narayan‏ @SanjayNarayan 20 Oct 2017
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          Duh, we do know. They destroyed Bush, McCain, then Romney-who doesn’t curse or drink coffee. Now complain they were virtuous. Have to fight

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        1. AshSolesFromTheFire‏ @ashsoles 20 Oct 2017
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          90% of the time Pres. Trump merely defends himself from attack, refusing to turn the other cheek. This is what we wanted. Give no quarter.

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        1. gedawei‏ @gedawei 20 Oct 2017
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          Then please consider John Kasich as an alternative to Trump’s so-called realism. Tone is set at the top. Trump must be faulted for HIS tone.

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        1. Password is Taco‏ @pw_is_taco1 20 Oct 2017
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          Even if "Trump people" are realists, Trump is a poor champion for them bc he lacks the seriousness to codify any culture war victory he wins

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        1. Pappy van winkle‏ @Thebigjewish 20 Oct 2017
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          You are naive

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        1. Avery Bullard‏ @averybullard 20 Oct 2017
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          Disagree totally with Rubio on policy, but he is a decent American AND man. Not Trump. The left respects good men in the arena

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        1. Cubana with an A‏ @comojodescarajo 20 Oct 2017
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          Did the left destroy Bush?

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        1. kim‏ @hopewell711 20 Oct 2017
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          Maybe, maybe? - why say it at all if maybe and conjecture? You don't know. Just stop it. Try to go high for once.

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        1. kim‏ @hopewell711 20 Oct 2017
          Replying to @mattklewis

          Who's being divisive now? Matt, you do realize that YOU'RE part of the problem??

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        1. Bernard Silverman‏ @DonKeehotey 20 Oct 2017
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          Who exactly are the "Left"? Dana Milbank showed that Trump intentionally speaks at the 2nd-grade level...that says a lot about his Tribe!

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        1. Samantha '_'‏ @Sam_anthas 20 Oct 2017
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          What's going on? You sound down... everything ok? We're all a bit depressed over the state of the US.

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        1. Dave from TO‏ @DavefromTO 20 Oct 2017
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          or maybe Rubio would have been divisive and not sincere about unifying the country. Funny how you blame 'the left' for everything.

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