Those viscerally opposed to Trump saw in the New York billionaire the audacity to think he could capture the Republican Party without having paid the usual political dues. Whether it was former Florida governor Jeb Bush or a lifelong Republican acolyte like columnist George Will, Never Trumpers saw a terrifying fraud in Donald Trump and declared his emergence a political crisis.
It’s ironic, then, that Never Trumpism has moved from conservative orthodoxy to the embrace of liberal ideals. It stands as an example of how aggravated animus against a personality will sometimes overwhelm all common sense and eradicate one’s own ideological convictions. Read Full Article »
