Category Archives: Republican Party

Trump vs. P.C.

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Max West

WaPo has a piece on “Why Trump may be winning the war on ‘political correctness’“: In the 2016 Republican presidential primary season, “political correctness” has become the all-purpose enemy. The candidates have suggested that it is the explanation for seemingly … Continue reading →

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NYT: Trump’s Strongest Supporters: A Certain Kind of Democrat

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Max West

Oh, this can’t be good news for the Cathedral. In the NYT, Nate Cohn has a piece on “Donald Trump’s Strongest Supporters: A Certain Kind of Democrat“: [Trump’s] very best voters are self-identified Republicans who nonetheless are registered as Democrats. … Continue reading →

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Soros Getting Nervous

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Max West

George Soros appears nervous. Not about Islamic terrorism, mind you, but about He’s penned an op-ed titled “The terrorists and demagogues want us to be scared. We mustn’t give in”, wherein he frets that — given radical Muslims terrorizing the … Continue reading →

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Rasmussen: Clinton vs. Trump

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Max West

According to Rasmussen: If the 2016 presidential election was held today, 37% of Likely U.S. Voters would vote for Clinton, while 36% would vote for Trump. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that a sizable 22% would choose … Continue reading →

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Frum: The Great GOP Revolt

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Max West

In The Atlantic, David Frum plays catch-up with  a lengthy piece on “The Great Republican Revolt”. He rightly distills the causative factor to the GOP’s abandonment of ‘Middle America’ – aka, white middle class Americans. For instance, Frum reassesses the … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Poll Numbers & Social-Desirability Bias

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Max West

While the MSM and GOP, Inc continue to paint Trump supporters as ‘low education whites’, virtually every white conservative I work with (all of whom are college educated) support Trump. The LA Times rightly observes the role of social-desirability bias … Continue reading →

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“Help Me, Obi-Wan, You’re Our Only Hope”

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Max West

The Margaret Thatcher of Old School Conservatism, Phyllis Schlafly, sees Donald Trump as the last hope for America. Phyllis Schlafly, an icon of the conservative movement who has been active for half a century, is warning the nation: Donald Trump … Continue reading →

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Trump: At the Intersection of White Identity Politics

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Max West

In a far-reaching, albeit contrarian editorial written by Ben Domenech in August, the issue of Trump and white identity politics is discussed (“Are Republicans For Freedom Or White Identity Politics?”): Now that we have had time to observe the Donald … Continue reading →

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Trump vs. Cruz

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Max West

If Trump doesn’t find a way to make amends for his attack on Cruz, he will deservedly lose a significant chunk of social capital among conservatives, potentially causing the critical mass that may coalesce and lead to his primary loss. … Continue reading →

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Trump is a Fascist – Pt. 288

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Max West

For instance, The New Yorker editors (sigh) allow Ian Crouch to write a piece that begins: In the same week that Donald Trump’s nationwide support from likely Republican voters reached its highest levels yet, the G.O.P. front-runner was compared to … Continue reading →

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