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Trumps presidency was inevitable [View all] Proud liberal 80 Jan 2018 OP
Well said... Freedomofspeech Jan 2018 #1
Donald Trump is a result and part of the natural progression of the modern Republican Party dalton99a Jan 2018 #2
Lol Proud liberal 80 Jan 2018 #3
This Bob Loblaw Jan 2018 #12
Yes - he is the symptom, not the cause Cosmocat Jan 2018 #24
Accelerated by Citizens United. Laurian Jan 2018 #4
My question is... IluvPitties Jan 2018 #5
We should have a long time ago Proud liberal 80 Jan 2018 #11
Even now the alt-right Glaisne Jan 2018 #29
Except that in your excellent summation lunatica Jan 2018 #30
I agree that the current state of the Republican Party goes all the way back to Rush Lumbaugh. RDANGELO Jan 2018 #6
I believe the rise of evangelical christianity plays a part in Trump's rise also rurallib Jan 2018 #7
They have always been here Proud liberal 80 Jan 2018 #8
i think trumps candidacy was inevitable..but the Russians gave him the presidency samnsara Jan 2018 #9
+1 dalton99a Jan 2018 #13
In the 80's Reagan ended the "Fairness Doctrine" mountain grammy Jan 2018 #10
Reagun also brought the "moral majority" BigmanPigman Jan 2018 #14
Yep. mountain grammy Jan 2018 #16
Exactly. llmart Jan 2018 #20
Well, not completely moose65 Jan 2018 #17
And without the seeds of hate radio mountain grammy Jan 2018 #27
Lewis Powell spike91nz Jan 2018 #15
best post in DU in months ProfessorPlum Jan 2018 #23
Welcome to DU lunatica Jan 2018 #31
Excellent post and on the money. dae Jan 2018 #34
Very true, but.... tomp Jan 2018 #18
Excellent assessment.....and great replies as well... Upthevibe Jan 2018 #28
Read up on the decline and fall of the Roman Empire workinclasszero Jan 2018 #19
I associate him more with Caligula with his attaction to his family member Persondem Jan 2018 #26
Hey I think you got workinclasszero Jan 2018 #35
Thank you. Hopefully the Caligula comparison continues with Mueller Persondem Jan 2018 #36
Nero played the fiddle, Trump plays the fairway. Initech Jan 2018 #45
Well said, this didn't happen overnight PatSeg Jan 2018 #21
Excellent summation Stinky The Clown Jan 2018 #22
"Yesterday this day's madness did prepare" -- Khayyam. rec, nt Mc Mike Jan 2018 #25
And I think the hateful voices are the cyphers cilla4progress Jan 2018 #32
As long as were looking backwards...... HenryWallace Jan 2018 #33
the misogynistic non-stop campaign to trash Hilary took its toll Skittles Jan 2018 #37
I would mostly agree relayerbob Jan 2018 #38
Now that you have figured it out - the question is what comes next Le Gaucher Jan 2018 #39
I disagree it was inevitable Juliusseizure Jan 2018 #40
I agree with everything you said Proud liberal 80 Jan 2018 #43
I am smarter than I give myself credit for because I also knew the monster would win. Shampanerd Jan 2018 #41
Great post. The historical antecedent to this proliferation of right-wing PatrickforO Jan 2018 #42
Fairness doctrine was revoked in 1987 citizen blues Jan 2018 #44
Don't Forget the White Evangelicals Sarg Jan 2018 #46
welcome to DU gopiscrap Jan 2018 #53
After Trump's embarrassment at the 2011 White House Correspondence Dinner Roasting ..by Obama. YOHABLO Jan 2018 #47
K & R You got the course right. - Roger Ailes approached Nixon about 'GOP TV' appalachiablue Jan 2018 #48
Very good analysis. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2018 #49
It's a radical toxic death cult The Wizard Jan 2018 #50
And the normalizing of Ronald Reagan. no_hypocrisy Jan 2018 #51
If we all voted for Hillary he would not have been elected. The anti Hillary left is to blame wasupaloopa Jan 2018 #52
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