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  • hogposting [he/him,comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    the fact that they were fighting so ferociously created an energy among their base that eventually led to that wing of the party winning the presidency with Trump

    Was it the failed votes that did this, or was it the astroturf cash, the unrelenting media campaign, and decades of cultivating blind anti-government sentiment?

    • aqwxcvbnji [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      astroturf cash, the unrelenting media campaign, and decades of cultivating blind anti-government sentiment?

      Those things certainly had effect. I'm not saying the situation is identical, I'm saying they're similar in an essential component.