Experience elsewhere also suggests this is true. I don't think it has sunk in what a potent combination he has despite everything, and why.https://twitter.com/chrislhayes/status/827176600684920832 …
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Delete every "explainer" that tried to separate culture, race, and economic anxiety. Blinded people to the potency of the intertwining.
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Also, no, the unemployment percentage is not a good indicator of the very real process of economic displacement.
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Also, behind the rise of every authoritarian, look for elite failure and incompetent opposition unable to analyze, unite and strategize.
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I don't think I've ever seen a greater disparity between the Democratic base and it's party establishment. But even that won't mean much..+
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...if the D base doesn't finally learn how to wield primaries & voting strategically. They will continue to ignore non or infrequent voters.
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Many are discouraged from voting because of dispowerment Paradoxically, this disempowers them even more. https://twitter.com/tina_herod/status/827182377281605633 …
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And many conflate "don't just vote" with "don't vote." Makes majoritarian authoritarianism very potent, as it is not resisted strategically.
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