The op-ed is an attempt to take out an insurance policy for the GOP and conservatism if and when things get much much worse. It’s a very public hedge meant to preserve the reputation of the GOP’s entire political and governing class.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) September 5, 2018
After Bush failed, he was denounced as a faux conservative and we got first the Tea Party rebrand and then the Populist rebrand and now we’re set up to run the play again with Trump. https://t.co/I2867lX0MA
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) September 5, 2018
“Maybe cutting taxes for the rich and deregulating polluters at a time of rising inequality and ecological instability isn’t actually a good idea” isn’t an option and cultural conservatism will always be with us as a force, so we’re doomed to infinite low-substance rebrands.
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) September 5, 2018