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In reply to the discussion: Biting political analysis of the McCain funeral from Jeet Heer: [View all]BlueWI
(1,736 posts)but attending weddings because donors will be there and/or encouraging Trump to run is not "civility." Or perhaps you too thought it was a good idea to buddy up with Trump on the golf course and encourage him to run for President.
There's not a single explanation for Trump's rise. Instead there are multiple factors, from Russian interference to dog whistle racism to faulty DNC analytics to press failures to vet Trump to the polarization of the election map to the failures of regulators to stand tall against Trump's obvious corruption to voter suppression.
Unfortunately, we rely too much on simple explanations and this makes it less likely that we learn from errors in judgment. And it really would be best to look at all the factors to avoid this kind of debacle in the future.