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Shaunie's avatar

I had no idea that many of the ideas I hear from Republicans in the American west, where I live, came from Birchers. Thanks for writing this piece!

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Laura's avatar

What a great article. From time to time I see Never Trumpers say something like, "If we can just get of Trump, everything will go back to normal." But I believe you are 100% correct when you said, "Sixty years later, the fringe is the movement." The GOP has sliding toward this for a very long time, and fixing it will take more than just getting past Trump.

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Lisa Hughes's avatar

Super interesting. I didn’t know much about the John Birch Society or how it influenced Republican politics over the years. Very eye opening and informative. Learned a lot from this piece.

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Amanda (Millar) Johnson's avatar

Really interesting article. Thank you! I would be interested if there something parallel on the left. Both parties have seemed to push farther and farther away from the middle, and I would be curious about the left's move as well.

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