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Trump biographer exposes how he is doomed to drag the GOP down with him
Trump Is Not Dragging the GOP. The GOP Chose the Tow Rope.The Source’s Point, and Its LimitsThe reporting here is simple enough: Michael Wolff says Donald Trump’s second-term conduct, his self-interest, and his political toxicity are setting Republicans up for midterm losses. That is plausible as far as it goes. But it is still too soft on the actual structure of power. This is not a party suffering from bad luck. It is a party subordinating itself to a man it knows will burn its candidates down.Who Holds the PowerTrump holds the real institutional leverage. He is not merely the president in…
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