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The GOP is finally turning on Steve King. nytimes.com/2019/01/14/us/…
“Mr. King, who has been an ally of President Trump on the border wall and other issues, has a long history of making racist remarks and demeaning comments about immigrants, but rarely drew rebukes from Republican leaders.”
The obvious explanation for this move is his explicit embrace of white supremacy, calling it by its name. But it’s also a reflection of a deeper panic, I think.
To the extent that the United States resembles a democracy, Trumpism is an electoral dead end. That's obvious in a way it wasn't even a few months ago. So this move is, at least in part, a hedging of bets.
