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10. Republican Extremism, MAGA Nihilism, and the rise of Ron DeSantis

Is This Democracy

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Trump Is the Chief Obstacle to a Republican Resurrection

The one argument, pro-the-centrist argument, that's mostly coming from conservatives is that he would constitute a return to normality or normalcy. The second strand of the argument is more focused on what supposedly makes Trump specifically bad and therefore makes DeSantis less dangerous. Damon Linker: How do we think this debate over DeSantis versus Trump should be framed or not framed?

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