The story of the Republican Party is of a far-right that has moved from the fringes of the party to a complete domination of the party. The moderate, mainstream and pragmatic leaders of the party have been pushed out or died off.
Jonathan ChaitConservatives are much more comfortable supporting the leader who's in power than liberals.
Jonathan ChaitIn public, Barack Obama's giving the simple version of his beliefs for the mass public. In private, he can discuss it at a really high level.
Jonathan ChaitAt best, Trumpism will be a more right-wing version of the same old Republican Party.
Jonathan ChaitIlliberal left ideology has its greatest strength on campuses because campuses are one of the few places in American life where a certain kind of far-left politics can actually impose hegemony on other ideas and really control the discourse in a way it can't in most places in American life where even moderate liberals are more of a minority.
Jonathan Chait