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At the Kansas City Star, Melinda Henneberger argues that Donald Trump poses a much greater danger to the survival of democracy than most politicians and pundits are willing to admit. She presents compelling evidence and I commend her piece to your attention.

One bit, in particular, caught my eye: an explanation of why, despite Donald Trump’s long and documented history of duplicity and venality, despite his fomenting an insurrection, despite his demonstrated disdain for the rule of law, his base continues to support him with such fervor and enthusiasm:

A few years ago, an evangelical Republican I know, not a Trumper himself, told me that his explanation of Trump’s appeal to so many of his friends was that he got away with so many things they couldn’t. They vicariously enjoyed watching him cheat and talk smack, while also telling themselves that it still was virtuous to cheer him on because he was going to overturn Roe.

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