Over at Washington Monthly Nancy LeTourneau refers to Julian Zeilzer, who explains how the Republicans got into the mess they’re in:
Going back to Reagan’s embrace of the Moral Majority, the racism Lee Atwater infused into George H.W. Bush’s presidential campaign and the fact that it was McCain who chose Palin to be his running mate in 2008, Zeilzer demonstrates how GOP presidential candidates laid the groundwork for what is happening today.
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2016_01/the_insanity_started_a_long_ti059404.php
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