The adoption of the "Southern Strategy" and the courting of segregationist impulses.
Corn posits that Donald Trump didn’t change the Republican Party; he simply stopped pretending. Trump recognized that the "fringe" elements—nativism, conspiratorial thinking, and anti-establishment rage—were actually the party’s main engine. By removing the "polite" filter used by figures like McCain or Romney, Trump fully realized the "psychosis" Corn describes. Conclusion American Psychosis - David Cornepub
The alliance with the Moral Majority, which brought religious fundamentalism into the party’s core strategy. The adoption of the "Southern Strategy" and the
The essay of the book focuses on how the GOP establishment repeatedly made "deals with the devil." Corn highlights several key eras: American Psychosis - David Cornepub