Not the odds, but the stakes.
That's my shorthand for the organizing principle we most need in journalists covering the 2024 campaign. Not who has what chances of winning, but the consequences for American democracy. Not the odds, but the stakes.
This report from the Washington Post is getting there. Have a read of it and tell me if you see what I mean. https://wapo.st/41yXOmI [Gift link, no paywall]
“As with so many things Trump, it’ll be sticky to sort out where what he’s proposing is literally unlawful, which some things would be, and where what he’s proposing would fly in the face of well-established and deeply principled norms,” said Steve Vladeck, an expert on constitutional and national security law"
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https://wapo.st/41yXOmI
#Trump #Authoritarian #Authoritarianism #Fascism #GOP #Republicans
"Trump’s emerging platform marks a sharp departure from traditional conservative orthodoxy emphasizing small government...
In articulating a vision of a more coercive right-wing government, Trump is finding common ground with his leading rival for the 2024 Republican nomination, Ron DeSantis. The Florida governor has laid out his own doctrine of asserting more government power"
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#Trump #DeSantis #Authoritarianism #GOP #Florida #USPolitics #News
Jay Rosen
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