TY  - BOOK
AU  - Saldin,Robert P.
AU  - Teles,Steven Michael
TI  - Never Trump: the revolt of the conservative elites 
SN  - 9780190880446
PY  - 2020///]
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Trump, Donald,
KW  - Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
KW  - Intra-party disagreements (Political parties)
KW  - Conservatism
KW  - United States
KW  - Presidents
KW  - Election, 2016
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 2017-
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "In early 2016, as it became increasingly apparent that Donald Trump might actually become the Republican nominee, a movement within conservatism formed to stop him: Never Trump. Comprised primarily of Republican policy elites and conservative intellectuals, the Never Trumpers saw Trump's stated views as a repudiation of longstanding Republican foreign and domestic policy goals. Just as importantly, they saw him as erratic, mendacious, and unfit-the sort of person the founders warned about and someone who would bring everlasting shame to the Republican Party. Over the coming months, many well-known and previously influential figures signed on to the Never Trump movement. Of course, their efforts failed, and Trump now dominates the Republican Party like a warlord. This book argues, however, the influence of the movement turned out to be much larger than its disappointing impact on the election. There has never been a party in the Western World that was elected and sought to govern with such a wide range of intra-party opposition. As Trump supporter Pat Buchanan observed after the election, the Never Trumpers essentially gifted Trump with a readymade enemies list-a list that those in charge of appointments paid close attention to. This book examines the reasons for this widespread and unprecedented intra-party opposition to Trump, why it took the form it did, and its longer-term consequences"--
ER  -