"by the way, it wasn't Iraq"--the elephant in the room for the past 10 years, still not resolved, playing out through the 2016 election.
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ISIS: "Join us, become a martyr." Presidential candidate: "If you join ISIS, you are signing your death warrant." Anyone see a problem?
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Trump openly says he changes his minds and is open to negotiating. Not sure if this plays against him as much as the political class thinks.
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See. "You have to be flexible & not be stuck if you find stuff out later." I bet that's appealing to many since everyone does change.
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@pomeranian99 It is.His "extreme" views are within Republican party's norms—they correspond to a wing. He adds more flexible, moderate ones.3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@pomeranian99 Yeah. I'm also on the record from September at least, not at all dismissing Trump, arguing he was a viable R candidate.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@pomeranian99 2016, globally, is like a textbook case of previous waves of authoritarianism. Elite failure, economic anxiety, migration, etc2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@pomeranian99 Also, I'd been reading Tea Party academic literature. The movement is NOT what the operatives say it is, anti-tax etc.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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@pomeranian99 See threads: https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/702514740136972289 … & https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/702906876263063552 … Tea Party grassroots is about perception of *who* gov't helps.
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