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Democrats now hold an unprecedented advantage in America’s most affluent and educated districts, giving them a growing edge in mainstream media presence, academic credibility, and personal dollar contributions. Republicans try to make up this gap through alternative media, business PAC money, and a deeper ground game run by local volunteers.
Neil Howe • The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End
The Republican platform thus tends to focus on tax cuts, smaller government,“traditional” social values, and a strong national defense.
Jessamyn Conrad • What You Should Know About Politics . . . But Don't: A Nonpartisan Guide to the Issues That Matter
[It is scarcely necessary to remark that in more recent times the signification of these terms has changed. The Republicans are the representatives of the old Federalists, and the Democrats of the old Republicans.—Trans.
Alexis de Tocqueville • Democracy in America, Volume I and II (Optimized for Kindle)
Opinion | This Is the Way You Beat Trump — and Trumpism
nytimes.com
What distinguished libertarians from mainstream pro-business Republicans—Mailer’s parade of delegates in Miami Beach—was their pure and uncompromising idea. What was it? Hayek: “Planning leads to dictatorship.” The purpose of government is to secure individual rights, little else.