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Can there be Trumpism without Trump?

Can there be Trumpism without Trump?

There are lessons for the Republicans from Britain's recent political trauma

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Melanie Phillips
Jan 20, 2021
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As Donald Trump’s US presidency reaches its tumultuous end, the Wall Street Journal has reported that he is considering starting his own political party, to be called the Patriot Party. 

Whether or not this happens, the Republicans would be well advised to react to this possibility with something more considered than panic, anger or contempt. 

The danger …

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