Orser67
Junior Chimp
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« on: August 01, 2016, 02:51:58 PM » |
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I don't think they can get a "new base," but they can seek to influence their base. Republican campaigns constantly talk about how awful politicians and the government are, not just in ideological terms but in moral terms. That eventually led to the 2016 situation in which discredited politicians lose the nomination to a reality tv star. By moderating their rhetoric at least a little bit, Republicans could stop fanning the rhetoric of disillusion that helped lead to Trump.
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