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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRepublicans need to stand up to Trump’s bullying
Republicans need to stand up to Trumps bullyingby the Editorial Board at the Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/republicans-need-to-stand-up-to-trumps-bullying/2015/11/23/95f3e5b4-9203-11e5-b5e4-279b4501e8a6_story.html
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Our assessment of Mr. Trump was correct, but the tactical response was not. His popular support has hung steady at about 30 percent of Republicans, and his candidacy has tugged the debate toward divisiveness as his bigotry has drawn cheers and many of his rivals have strove to mimic him. Now some detractors opt again to disregard his lies, but for a different reason: Criticism from establishment politicians and tough questions from establishment journalists, it is feared, will only fuel his self-portrayal as the truth-telling outsider.
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These are not random errors. All of them appeal to the basest instincts in supporters; they reinforce fears and prejudices. All of them, Mr. Trump knows by now even if he did not know when he first stated them, are false, but he does not care. The amplification of the lies is accompanied by growing intolerance in his campaign, with Mr. Trump praising supporters for beating a protestor, crudely denigrating anyone who challenges him and penning reporters into designated zones so that they cannot speak with his followers. And all of this matches the brutality of his policies: mass deportation of longtime U.S. residents, torture of foreign detainees, expulsion even of refugees who are here legally.
A few candidates, such as former Florida governor Jeb Bush and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, have spoken out against some of Mr. Trumps more outlandish comments. Many more, sadly, duck and cover, hoping to avoid Mr. Trumps insults or to ingratiate themselves with his backers. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) is probably the most egregious of these second-rate flatterers, but hes far from alone. Asked about the mythical cheering crowds, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said, I think if it had happened, I would remember it, but, you know, there could be things I forget, too.
No, that is not something Mr. Christie would have forgotten, and he ought to say so. Other Republican leaders should speak up too: the speaker of the House and majority leader of the Senate, for example, and former president George W. Bush. The more reticent such leaders are, the more successfully Mr. Trump can brand their party and, to a disturbing extent, the nation with his demagoguery. The only way to beat a bully is to stand up to him.
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Republicans need to stand up to Trump’s bullying (Original Post)
applegrove
Nov 2015
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applegrove
(118,811 posts)1. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio are chickenhawks.
SusanCalvin
(6,592 posts)2. Won't happen.
They are authoritarian cowards.
neverforget
(9,437 posts)3. He's saying publicly what Republicans say in private. nt
dhill926
(16,364 posts)4. exactly...