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What happens when you turn a political party into a personality cult
The GOP’s Turnout Fantasy Is Just a Refusal to GovernSummary of the SetupThe reporting here is simple: Republican operatives are planning to rerun the 2024 turnout machine for 2026, aiming at so-called “low propensity” voters and pretending that the same tactic can overcome the current political environment. That environment is ugly for the party in power: Trump’s approval is at 30 percent, 82 percent of respondents expect conditions to worsen, and voters say they hold the president personally responsible.Power Sits at the TopThe real power in this story is not with the consultants talking…
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