South Carolina GOP Civil War Turns Into a Warning Shot for Trump-Style Politics
A brutal Republican clash in South Carolina showed the limits of Trump-aligned hardball politics. The fight exposed a party still addicted to grievance and purity tests, but now forced to deal with the electoral and organizational costs of that approach.
First recorded May 8, 2022·Meaningfully updated May 8, 2022
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South Carolina GOP Civil War Turns Into a Warning Shot for Trump-Style Politics
A brutal Republican clash in South Carolina showed the limits of Trump-aligned hardball politics. The fight exposed a party still addicted to grievance and purity tests, but now forced to deal with the electoral and organizational costs of that approach.
A brutal Republican clash in South Carolina showed the limits of Trump-aligned hardball politics. The fight exposed a party still addicted to grievance and purity tests, but now forced to deal with the electoral and organizational costs of that approach.
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