Chris Cillizza on Donald Trump’s absolutely remarkable 323-day odyssey to the Republican presidential nomination (and more). Nate Silver on why Republican voters decided on Trump. This is what happens when Republican voters get what they want: It’s Donald Trump’s party now. Donald Trump won because Republicans have bad ideas and people hate those ideas. Donald Trump’s victory proves Republican voters want resentful nationalism, not principled conservatism. Conservative support for Cruz shows #NeverTrump was never about opposing bigotry. Former KKK leader David Duke says opposition to Trump shows “Jews are real problem”. Five surprising things Donald Trump has revealed about America.
The outlandish conspiracy theories many of Donald Trump’s supporters believe. Donald Trump is not a Republican or a Democrat — he’s a conspiracy theorist. Donald Trump is the real ideological heir to George W. Bush. Trump vs. the New Class: F.H. Buckley on how The Donald is a liberal — just like Ronald Reagan was. “Stupidity, celebrity, plutocracy”: Donald Trump is the Reagan revolution on steroids. Donald Trump’s greatest self-contradictions: The many, many, many sides of the likely Republican nominee, in his own words. Erick Erickson: “Republicans owe Bill Clinton an apology for impeaching him over lies and affairs while now embracing a pathological liar and womanizer”.
Trump’s improbable coup leaves Republican Party in an identity crisis. The GOP awakens to a Trump nightmare come true. How do Republicans protect themselves from the Trump fallout? Behold the nominee: Will the GOP embrace its Trump nightmare or walk away? Mark Krikorian: “Donald Trump is unfit to be president and I’m going to vote for him anyway”. Reihan Salam on why he’s still a Republican: “I hate Donald Trump, but I’m not leaving the GOP”.
Trump has won and the Republican Party is broken. Molly Ball on Donald Trump and the death of the Republican Party. Erik Loomis on why the GOP is not dead. Julia Azari on the limits of party politics. The GOP is failing, democracy can too: If one party is this sick, the system can’t be too healthy. Supporting Donald Trump is the worst thing the GOP could do.
Please don’t mainstream Trump: “Staying shocked for six months is hard. It is also absolutely necessary”. The introduction to How to Choose a Leader: Machiavelli’s Advice to Citizens by Maurizio Viroli.
