Summary: After months of astonishing events, marked by political gurus’ denial of the obvious, slowly sound (or at least useful) analysis has appeared. This is the first is a series examining analysis by prominent voices. What can we learn from their vision, blindness, memories, and amnesia? We start with a neocon and conservative, who remind us that populism is a political movement distinct from conservatism, and need not ally with it. The new coalitions forming will shape US politics for a generation. Tomorrow’s post looks at similar analysis from the Left.
Contents
- Typical establishment denunciations of Trump: he is a “monster”.
- The GOP must reinvent itself to survive the populist revolt.
- Conclusions.
- For More Information.
(1) Typical establishment denunciations of Trump as “monster”
“Trump is the GOP’s Frankenstein monster.
Now he’s strong enough to destroy the party.”
By Robert Kagan (Brookings Inst), WaPo op-ed, 25 Feb 2016.
This…
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Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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