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The Gray Area with Sean Illing cover image

A GOP insider on why the party went Trump

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

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The Real Threat Isn't the Actual Demagogue

The real problem is that there are always these power-drawn nihilists or careerists who will go along to get along, he says. "There's nothing in my book that's more clear than that great Atlantic article about the child separation policies" He argues that if 17 Republican senators had they voted to convict Trump would be gone.

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