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<p>There is no constitutional or statutory definition of the roles of parties in American politics, but almost since the beginning presidents have been the heads of organized factions. Presidencies have been defined by whether the chief executive prized growth or loyalty. </p>
<p>There is no constitutional or statutory definition of the roles of parties in American politics, but almost since the beginning presidents have been the heads of organized factions. Presidencies have been defined by whether the chief executive prized growth or loyalty. </p>
The language that we use about american democracy is so far removed from the way that we are actually doing it. and so when i look at, for instance, i'll go back to the republican party in the southern strategy. here where you had disaffected whites, particularly of the solid democratic south but also from the beginning emerging rust belts in the north and the midwest, beginning to move out of the democratic party, because of the civil rights act, because lyndon johnson said african-americans actually are u.s. citizens for all intents and purposes, that that movement -- the republicans brought...
Arguing that white supremacy is so politically potent, so emotionally potent and emotionally resonant for white americans and politicians tapping into it that once they start doing that they can't function in normal politics? >> yes. i really am saying that. when you begin to look at when white supremacy has really come to the foreas a full-blown operating principle in american society as the way that the government just openly functions, then what you begin to see is that things go so far off the rails. the language that we use about american democracy is so far removed from the way that we a...