Saturday, March 26, 2016

"Splitting Conservatism as an Idea From Conservatism as an Instinct"

"The true source of the schism is between Republicans who intellectualize conservative impulses and those who do not. The strongest demographic predictor of Republican support for Trump is education, with college-educated Republicans far less likely to support him than those without degrees. He epitomizes low-brow, reality-show values, making himself a kind of one-man cultural wedge."

Jonathan Chait in New York explains Republican division over Donald Trump.

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