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Why Trump’s control of the Republican Party is bad for democracy

  • Written by Erica Frantz, Associate Professor of Political Science, Michigan State University
imageRepublican elites have embraced Trump as their leader.AP Photo/Alex Brandon

As former President Donald Trump edges closer to clinching the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, our political science research has shown that a second Trump presidency is likely to damage American democracy even more than his first term did. The reason has less...

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