Opinion

Why contempt is Trump’s rocket fuel

The inability of elites to disagree with Trump’s base without detesting them is energising his campaign again.

Misha ZelinskyColumnist

Jan 11, 2024 – 4.08pm

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Would you let your child marry a Donald Trump supporter? To non-Americans, the question of US partisan political nuptials might seem irrelevant.

But when a mate recently declared she’d “disown” her daughter if she brought home a Republican, it got me thinking: isn’t this the problem?

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