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5 Nov, 9 tweets, 4 min read
There was an argument among Never-Trumpers about whether to "Burn it all down". The @SteveSchmidtSES/@Timodc/@SykesCharlie faction wanted to extinguish the scourge that metastasized into the "Trickle Down Pathology"
of Trumpism....1/
thebulwark.com/burn-it-all-do…
The @DavidAFrench faction wanted to split the needle (Beat Trump/GOP hold the Senate) so that the institutions of government that the GOP attempted to dismantle would contain the Democrats when they came into power. 2/
Well.....there was a flaw in the @DavidAFrench, split-the-needle philosophy.......because it presupposed a peaceful transition of power. Whether or not it remains peaceful is yet to be determined. But we're a long way from any transition of power......3/
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Fear is related to loss.

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Add in a healthy dose of dopamine (addiction): "Trumpism":1/
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Yes, the GOP hasn't yet backed Trump's assault on constitutional democracy. But remember how quickly they've pivoted in the past.

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The Trump legal strategy mirrors the instinctive pathological behavior of his Cluster B Personality Disorders:
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