re: #79 Interesting Times

Remember when some people here said the NeverTrumpers were insincere because, despite their criticism of Cheeto Benito, they expressed no support for Dems? Well…

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_{Note: Tom Nichols didn’t write the linked article, but I’m interpreting the RT as an endorsement of its points. And there are some pretty good ones, like the writer’s realization and admission of how debased the GOPer base really is.}

From that column:

As for the voter base, my worst fears have been realized. While I was always a bit mystified as to who the bedrock Republican supporter really was, I had always defended them against what I perceived at the time to be ugly and unfair allegations by the news media of racism, sexism, and anti-intellectualism.

It turns out that, like the overturning of a large rock that reveals a swarm of creepy-crawlies underneath, Trump has exposed the GOP base for what it really is. Ironically, it turns out that Hillary Clinton was mostly right about her infamous “basket of deplorables” charge. Based on my experience on Twitter and Facebook, she might actually have been a bit too kind.

I mean, it’s not Rick Wilson-esque, but it does get to the point.