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6. Where to Put Trump in the History of Modern Conservatism (and Why Republicans Don’t Do “Soul-Searching” After Lost Elections) – with Nicole Hemmer!

Is This Democracy

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The Radicalization of American Politics

When I started, I was basically not Trump. This is what it's always been, this kind of perspective. But we do need to emphasize that there has been a significant radicalization clearly in the Obama era. And then once again, maybe sort of a next step in since 2020 in a way, a reaction to the anti racist mobilization of civil society after the murder of George Floyd.

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