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Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan and other avatars of American conservatism wouldn’t recognize it under Trump.

Analysis by a political scientist: The Republican Party has abandoned conservative values to serve a single man.
https://theconversation.com/jd-vances-selection-as-trumps-running-mate-marks-the-end-of-republican-conservatism-235054
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JD Vance’s selection as Trump’s running mate marks the end of Republican conservatism

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Megan Lynch (she/her)
Megan Lynch (she/her)
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Ronald Reagan sure as hell would recognize it. He's the one who gladly opened the hellgate to where we are now.
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zombiewarrior
zombiewarrior
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https://www.heritage.org/conservatism/commentary/reagan-and-heritage-unique-partnership

REAGAN AND HERITAGE: A Unique Partnership

Ronald Reagan and The Heritage Foundation. It's hard to tell the story of one without much of the other's. Heritage was President Reagan's favorite think tank, and Reagan was the embodiment of the ideas and principles Heritage holds dear.
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SouprMatt
SouprMatt
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They would only be confused about why the party switched from dog whistles to bullhorns.
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Regezi
Regezi
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There is no longer an internal discussion about red lines in the Republican Party - it has instead degenerated into an outbidding contest around a cult of leadership...
* As I understand it, democratic parties always have an internal tug-of-war between the left and right fringes - this no longer exists in the Republican party....
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