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Originally Posted by Gozer
Which supports the argument that GGG was making.
Unless you're suggesting that Trump and Bernie are similar as people, which is absurd.
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No, I'm suggesting that in this case, the establishment was able to absorb populist impulses of the base without making too many political concessions.
The Republicans could not do that, and they paid the price for a fully populist candidate.
This doesn't mean the same thing will not happen to the Democrats, particularly if they completely drift away from their ethnic base. So far, black and Hispanic voters have not shown much disloyalty, but that could change.
The Democrats are fast on the way to becoming the party of the white, urban elite.