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A Response to Dougherty

What Did Madison Really Say About Majorities?

John Ganz
May 22, 2021
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Michael Brendan Dougherty has responded to my piece on Conservatives and democracy on The National Review site. I appreciate that he took the argument seriously enough to respond, but I feel he misunderstood it and largely evades the main thrust.

Dougherty writes:

It’s tempting to dismiss the case outright. Republicans run in democratic elections, and w…

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