The guys made an excellent point about JEB! Because of the rise of DJT, those on the anti-Trump right have had to re-examine their priors in ways that those on the left have not had two, and those on the MAGA right are probably unable to.
As a result of that re-examination, a lot of them have ended up somewhere on this spectrum:
1. Rejec…
The guys made an excellent point about JEB! Because of the rise of DJT, those on the anti-Trump right have had to re-examine their priors in ways that those on the left have not had two, and those on the MAGA right are probably unable to.
As a result of that re-examination, a lot of them have ended up somewhere on this spectrum:
1. Rejection of formerly held conservative views to become conventional people of the center left (e.g. Max Boot)
2. Continuing to hold most or all of their Reaganite conservative views, but accepting that for the sake of survival of democracy, is necessary to ally with the Democrats in the short term. I think this describes most of the founders of the Bulwark, although I obviously cannot speak for any of them.
3. “I am a serious person, and I will show my seriousness in this moment of crisis by writing in Edmund Burke.”
4. Trump is unacceptable, but a less Trumpy Trumpist would be good.
5. “Trump is a threat to the survival of the Constitution, but if the party nominates him in 2024, I would have no choice but to vote for him.”
The guys made an excellent point about JEB! Because of the rise of DJT, those on the anti-Trump right have had to re-examine their priors in ways that those on the left have not had two, and those on the MAGA right are probably unable to.
As a result of that re-examination, a lot of them have ended up somewhere on this spectrum:
1. Rejection of formerly held conservative views to become conventional people of the center left (e.g. Max Boot)
2. Continuing to hold most or all of their Reaganite conservative views, but accepting that for the sake of survival of democracy, is necessary to ally with the Democrats in the short term. I think this describes most of the founders of the Bulwark, although I obviously cannot speak for any of them.
3. “I am a serious person, and I will show my seriousness in this moment of crisis by writing in Edmund Burke.”
4. Trump is unacceptable, but a less Trumpy Trumpist would be good.
5. “Trump is a threat to the survival of the Constitution, but if the party nominates him in 2024, I would have no choice but to vote for him.”
JEB! has now taken his stand for number 4.