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Biden's Bad Poll Numbers: Harold Meyerson, plus Marc Cooper on Chile and Heather Cox Richardson on Democracy

Living in the USA

CHAPTER

The Historical Roots of the Republican Party's Anti-Democratic Politics

This chapter explores the origins of the current Republican Party's ideology, including Reagan's campaign in Mississippi, Nixon's Southern strategy, and a conservative manifesto from 1937. It discusses the marriage of authoritarianism and Christian nationalism in the party, as well as the challenges of breaking away from authoritarianism. Scholars also identify patterns of authoritarianism within the Trump administration.

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