Yeah, I forgot about Steve Bannon who was critically important for the success of his first presidential campaign.
BTW, in today's WSJ Editorial they talk at length about the Loomer issue:
"All of this would be ignorable, except that others close to Mr. Trump say he is listening to Ms. Loomer’s advice. People in the Trump campaign are trying to get her out of the former President’s entourage, to no avail. ... The problem here is deeper than Mr. Trump’s electoral prospects. A growing segment of the American right is populated by, and susceptible to, cranks and conspiracists.
This isn’t an intellectual or political movement that is going to win converts, nor will it deserve them."
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Date: 2024-09-14 03:59 am (UTC)BTW, in today's WSJ Editorial they talk at length about the Loomer issue:
"All of this would be ignorable, except that others close to Mr. Trump say he is listening to Ms. Loomer’s advice. People in the Trump campaign are trying to get her out of the former President’s entourage, to no avail.
...
The problem here is deeper than Mr. Trump’s electoral prospects. A growing segment of the American right is populated by, and susceptible to, cranks and conspiracists.
This isn’t an intellectual or political movement that is going to win converts, nor will it deserve them."