Incredibly and presciently written before the Jan 6th insurrection, and a fantastic analysis of the poison of Trump, what he represents and how he has been able to dominate the Republican party, even while they know him to be a dishonest, stoopid, adulterous charlatan. Stevens makes the point that Trump is not an anomaly, he is the logical result of the way the Republican Party has been heading since Goldwater by concentrating on retaining power and the loyalty of white protestant voters. How will this end? Either the Republican party out of power for a generation while a new democrat majority coalition of ethnic voters, the young and the educated holds sway or the attempts to retain power by any means, including gerrymandering, voter suppression and intimidation etc will lead to a Republican anti-democracy keeping power.
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