The Farce Awakens
The Farce Awakens
by Paul Krugman at the NY Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/20/opinion/republican-refugee-panic-fits-a-pattern.html?_r=0
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The context also explains why Beltway insiders were so foolish when they imagined that the Paris attacks would deflate Donald Trumps candidacy, that Republican voters would turn to establishment candidates who are serious about national security.
Who, exactly, are these serious candidates? And why would the establishment, which has spent years encouraging the base to indulge its fears and reject nuance, now expect that base to understand the difference between tough talk and actual effectiveness?
Sure enough, polling since the Paris attack suggests that Mr. Trump has actually gained ground.
The point is that at this point panic is what the right is all about, and the Republican nomination will go to whoever can most effectively channel that panic. Will the same hold true in the general election? Stay tuned.
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