Defeating both Trump and Trumpism - By E.J. Dionne Jr.

[DonViejo]

Although Donald Trump’s defeat is a prerequisite to national recovery, the profound damage he has done to our nation will not be wiped away if he loses.

And even if she wins, Hillary Clinton will still be feeling the effects of the multiyear campaign waged by Republicans in Congress to destroy her. The evidence suggests that her GOP foes will try to end her presidency prematurely by colluding with an implacably hostile conservative media and, it now seems, right-wing agents inside the FBI.

Clinton got good news on Sunday when FBI Director James B. Comey announced that his decision not to charge her would remain unchanged after the agency’s review of newly discovered emails.

But Comey’s announcement only underscored his own recklessness in issuing his Oct. 28 letter announcing the existence of the emails before the FBI even knew what was in them. His letter poisoned the political atmosphere against Clinton without any justification — to the great advantage of Trump and the glee of her congressional critics.

So while I celebrate the conclusion of the most abysmal campaign of my lifetime, I fear that this will not end the division, aggression and rancid prejudice Trump has nurtured.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/defeating-both-trump-and-trumpism/2016/11/06/bf82db04-a451-11e6-8fc0-7be8f848c492_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines&wpmm=1

[Cha]

1. K&R!!

[gademocrat7]

2. K&R!

[OnDoutside]

3. Nothing other than a Clinton landslide will end Trumpism, and Comey killed that. I don't see how

it is possible for the Republicans to rebuild a National party after this election. They have sold their souls a number of times to sectional and special interests. If this is a narrow win (EC or PV), Trumpers will be emboldened.