John McQuaid on Nostr: This is a strange piece, as no one in their right mind would see Haley as part of ...
This is a strange piece, as no one in their right mind would see Haley as part of "the resistance" and neither does Haley herself. Because political journalism is like theatre criticism, only less conceptually rigorous. Big issue is, "the resistance" is a vague term - does it mean anyone opposed to Trump in any circumstance, including never-Trump Republicans and Trump primary opponents (including those who later endorsed him)? It doesn't, never did
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