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This is Not Normal

Trump's Total Party Control

John Ganz
May 20, 2026
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“This is Not Normal” was one of the great clichés of the early Trumpzeit, a kind of liberal mantra with putative magic power to prevent complacency and “normalization.” But like all clichés, it became so because it has a lot of truth to it. Witness the Republican primary in the Kentucky Fourth District last night: Trump’s choice—and AIPAC’s—the former N…

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