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by Tim Alberta


  Trump cuts ties with establishment of, 463

  Trump takeover of, 2–7, 35, 237, 403–7, 490–93, 495–522, 552–53, 571, 579–82, 591–92, 595–96

  Trump takeover of, opportunities vs. costs of, 598–602

  Trump vs. Freedom Caucus and, 441–42

  voting restrictions and, 83–84

  wall and, 582–85

  women voters and, 544

  Republican primaries

  fear of, in House, 157, 173

  (1976), 303

  (1992), 5, 98

  (2000), 10, 12, 19

  (2008), 9–13, 18–19, 30, 110, 117, 120, 209

  (2010), 64–67, 73–81

  (2012), 64, 99–100, 110–21, 209, 236

  (2014), 194–204, 207

  (2016), 119–21, 170, 195, 209–19, 222–30, 235–39, 243–50, 258–318, 536

  (2018), 491–93

  (2020), 582

  Republican Study Committee (RSC), 89, 102–3, 140–42, 152, 159–60, 164–66, 173, 184, 191–92, 206–7, 221, 230, 333, 416

  Rhoades, Matt, 116

  Rhode Island, 313

  Rice, Condoleezza, 372, 374

  Rich, Seth, 263

  Richmond Times-Dispatch, 364

  Ridge, Tom, 20, 22

  Right to Rise PAC, 222

  right-wing militias, 466

  right wing. See also Christian right; Tea Party; and specific groups and leaders

  elections of 2018 and, 551–52

  Flake and, 344–45

  IRS and, 163

  professional critics of Trump in, 516

  Putin and, 270–71

  Ryan and, 378, 595–96

  Ritz-Carlton Moscow, 422

  Roberts, Pat, 297

  Robertson, Pat, 121

  Robert’s Rules of Order, 252

  Rockefeller, Nelson, 21

  Rockefeller Republicans, 597

  Roe, Jeff, 226, 297, 316, 350, 408

  Roe v. Wade, 382

  Rogers, Mike, 84

  Rogers, Will, 215

  Romney, Mitt, 3, 195, 204, 208, 252

  background of, 117, 119–20

  Convention of 2016 and, 353–54

  elections of 2010 and, 76

  elections of 2012 and, 4, 99, 121–38, 154–57, 180–81, 236, 256, 270, 276, 284, 295, 319, 380, 391, 534, 580

  health care and, 62, 110

  McCain and, 20

  Mueller report and, 608

  primaries of 2008 and, 9–15, 19, 120

  primaries of 2012 and, 110–21

  primaries of 2016 and, 213, 223, 236–37, 295–96

  Russia and, 270

  Ryan as VP and, 125–27, 131

  Senate win of 2018, 548, 580

  Trump and, 115–17, 213, 270, 295–96, 335, 355, 371, 407, 591–92

  Roof, Dylann, 229, 465, 468–69

  Roosevelt, Franklin D., 34, 538, 608

  Roosevelt, Theodore, 234, 538

  Rose, Charlie, 472

  Rosenstein, Rod, 445–46, 606

  Roskam, Peter, 544, 550

  Ross, Tom, 81

  Ross Call, 147

  Rove, Karl, 16, 18, 25, 50, 82, 90, 94, 194, 322–26, 398, 609–10

  Roy, Avik, 435

  Rubin, Jennifer, 516

  Rubio, Marco, 64–66, 118, 125, 142, 154–55, 193, 421

  Boehner and, 243

  CPAC and, 457

  elections of 2016 and, 397, 398

  future of GOP and, 611

  GOP Convention of 2016 and, 354

  Heritage Action and, 503

  immigration and, 154–56, 159–60, 162, 170, 202, 277, 279, 291, 298, 503

  impact of Trump and, 600–601

  National Enquirer on, 306

  primaries of 2016 and, 212, 217, 223–24, 239, 258, 262, 264–66, 268–69, 273–80, 284–98, 300–302, 306, 318, 338, 347, 349

  racial profiling and, 469

  Senate campaign of 2010 and, 224

  tax reform of 2017 and, 475

  Runyan, Jon, 207

  rural voters, 261, 324, 405, 544, 578, 579, 609

  Russia, 6, 134, 330, 339, 411, 431, 443–46, 557, 605–7

  elections of 2016 and, 356, 369, 443–46, 459, 509, 591

  GOP primaries of 2016 and, 269–70

  Helsinki summit, 509–13

  Mueller investigation and, 446, 458, 459, 473, 509

  poisoning in England and, 487

  sanctions and, 511, 557

  Sessions recusal and, 443, 481, 486, 553

  Tillerson and, 410

  Trump and, 334, 420–22, 483–84, 486–87, 508–14

  Trump Tower meetings and, 459, 481

  WikiLeaks and, 356

  Russia Today (RT), 411

  Rust Belt, 30, 83, 127, 391, 392, 394, 545, 558, 577

  Ryan, Janna, 180

  Ryan, Paul

  Access Hollywood tape and, 367–68, 371, 373–75, 377–78, 388, 400

  AHCA bill and, 432, 434–42, 449, 453–54

  approval ratings and, 571

  background of, 256–57

  Bannon vs., 414–15

  Better Way agenda of, 335, 434

  birthright citizenship and, 537

  Boehner and, 57–58, 152, 234–35, 442

  Boehner retirement and Speakership of, 204, 250–55

  Bowles-Simpson and, 88–89

  budget deal with Murray and, 182–87, 191

  budget omnibus of 2018 and, 498–500, 567–68

  Bush and, 15–16

  career of, in three acts, 499

  Carrier deal and, 418

  conservative industrial complex and, 107

  CPAC and, 457

  debt ceiling of 2013 and, 153

  debt obsession of, 321

  diversity and, 277–78

  elections of 2012 as VP candidate and, 125–27, 131–33, 135, 180–82, 256, 319

  elections of 2016 and, 319, 389–90, 392–93, 399

  elections of 2018 and, 527–29, 539, 547

  entitlement plan of, 51, 70, 88

  evolution of, 501

  farewell address of, 569–71

  financial crisis and, 33–34

  fiscal cliff and, 146

  Freedom Caucus and, 414–15, 477, 517

  future of GOP and, 610–11

  Gaetz and, 515

  GOP insurgents vs., 191

  Grand Bargain and, 105

  immigration and, 138

  immigration reform bill and, 156–57, 163

  legacy of, as Speaker, 569–71

  legislative agenda of, 420, 440, 442, 488–89, 505–6

  marketing skills lacked by, 440

  Mulvaney and, 402–3, 415

  Muslim ban and, 430

  Obama and, 45, 51–52, 88, 146

  Pence and, 388

  poverty and, 335

  Priebus and, 413–15

  primaries of 2014 and, 200, 204

  primaries of 2016 and, 264–65, 277–78, 310, 319–22

  Reformicons and, 257

  retirement and, 180–81, 477–78, 489–90, 527–28, 556, 569, 593–96

  Roadmap and, 88

  RSC and, 141–42

  shutdown of 2018–19 and, 567–73

  Speakership of, 256–58, 263–65, 319, 377–79, 476–77

  Speakership of, and election of Trump, 399–403, 414

  Speakership of, and Pence, 387–88

  stimulus and, 51

  tax reform and, 321, 476–77, 483, 499, 569

  Trade Promotion Authority and, 232–33

  Trump and, 377–78, 448–49, 477–78, 488–90, 499–500, 556, 570–71, 573, 609

  Trump and, attacks on GOP, 335

  Trump and, campaign vs. Hillary, 364–65

  Trump and, clinching of nomination, 319–22

  Trump and, endorsement by, 326, 335, 377–79

  Trump and, Khan attack, 355–56

  Trump and, meeting after election, 400–402

  Trump and, PowerPoint on debt, 321

  Trump-Russia
and, 510

  Trump Tower wiretapping claims and, 443–44

  Wisconsin primary and, 356

  Young Guns and, 105

  Ryan-Murray budget compromise, 230

  Ryder, John, 246–47

  S&P 500, 557

  safety net, 125–26

  Salt Lake City Olympics (2000), 9

  Salt Lake Tribune, 77

  same-sex marriage, viii, 9, 36, 38, 59–60, 98, 121, 128, 172, 213, 229–30, 281, 327–28, 405

  San Bernardino terrorist attack, 262

  sanctuary cities, 603

  Sanders, Bernie, 280, 299, 324, 354, 460, 494, 597, 611

  elections of 2020 and, 610

  primaries of 2016 and, 329–31, 356, 597

  Sanders, Sarah Huckabee, 294, 427, 470, 532, 541

  Sandmann, Nick, 586–88

  Sandy Hook Elementary School (Newtown) massacre, 158, 262–63

  Sanford, Mark, 433–34, 492–93, 513, 517–18, 547

  San Francisco 49ers, 360–61

  San Joaquin Valley, 259

  Santelli, Rick, 54–55

  Santorum, Rick, 111–12, 115, 117, 208, 281, 284

  Sappenfield, Mark, 214

  Sasse, Ben, 334, 505, 603

  Saturday Night Live (TV show), 25, 264, 428, 463–64, 560

  Saudi Arabia, 556–57

  Sawyer, Diane, 138

  Scalia, Antonin, death of, 291, 328, 381, 432

  Scalise, Jennifer, 460

  Scalise, Steve, 140–42, 152, 165–66, 184, 190, 206, 333, 490, 528, 539, 567

  shooting of, 460

  shutdown and, 569, 572

  Scaramucci, Anthony, 463

  Scarborough, Joe, 196

  Schlafly, Phyllis, 79, 195

  Schmidt, Steve, 22, 35

  schools

  choice and, 216

  trangender rights, 431

  Schumer, Chuck

  immigration and, 155, 160–61

  shutdown and, 560–62, 574

  Schweikert, David, 175

  Scientology, 79

  Scott, George C., 51

  Scott, Rick, 542

  Scott, Tim, 73–74, 142–44, 229, 277, 292, 335, 402, 433, 468–71, 478–80, 564–65

  Scott, Walter, 229, 468

  Second Amendment, 79, 356–57

  Secret Service, 462

  segregationists, 73, 129–30

  Seifert, Kevin, 367

  Seinfeld, Jerry, 248

  Sekulow, Jay, 120

  Senate Conservatives Fund, 33, 60, 164, 170, 173, 194, 267

  Senate Democrats

  Alabama race won by Jones, 472

  budget of 2013, 153

  control of Senate and, 86, 103, 167

  elections of 2014 and, 193–94

  elections of 2018 and, 532, 533–35, 540–42, 546–47

  filibuster-proof majority lost in, 67–68

  immigration reform bill of 2013 and, 154

  seats from GOP, 2018, 552

  shutdown of 2013 and, 175

  shutdown of 2018–19 and, 573–74

  Senate Republicans

  ACA and, 69

  ACA and shutdown of 2013, 174–75, 178–79

  ACA skinny repeal and, 453–54

  AHCA and, 435, 449–54

  Alabama loss to Jones and, 472

  control won by (2014), 7, 211, 395

  criminal justice reform and, 562–66

  debt ceiling and, 178

  DeMint resigns from, 142–43

  elections of 2010 and, 83

  elections of 2014 and, 193–94, 210

  elections of 2016 and, 377, 390–91

  elections of 2018 and, 526–28, 530, 533–37, 540–42, 545–47

  Flake critique of Trump and, 474–75

  Florida race of 2010 and, 65

  future of GOP and, 611

  immigration reform bill and, 154–56

  lack of transparency and, 452

  losses of 2018 and, 552

  Massachusetts win by Brown and, 67–68

  Mueller and, 521

  Mulvaney and, 402

  Obama Supreme Court nominee blocked in, 291

  primaries of 2010 and, 77–82

  regular order issue, 452, 475

  Romney in, 591–92

  Rubio and, 275, 302

  schism within, 76

  Scott as sole black in, 142–44, 468–70

  shutdown of 2018–19 and, 567, 569, 573–74, 590

  Specter defection and, 57

  tax reform of 2017 and, 475, 478–80

  Tea Party and, 60

  Trump and, 343–44, 432, 497, 603–4

  September 11, 2001, attacks (9/11), 2–3, 16–18, 79, 188, 225, 262, 279, 290, 551, 601

  sequestration, 103, 152–53, 174, 182–83, 191, 424

  Sessions, Jeff, 156, 160, 212, 293, 298, 338, 425, 410, 469, 481, 506, 564

  Comey firing and, 445

  fired, 553

  recusal and, 443, 481, 521, 605, 607

  Sessions, Pete, 173

  Seuss, Dr., 174

  sexual misconduct, 362, 472–73, 526

  Sharia law, 79

  Shine, Bill, 541

  Short, Marc, 288–89, 385, 407

  Simmons, Russell, 472

  Simpson, Alan, 71, 87

  Simpson, O. J., 307

  Sinema, Kyrsten, 547

  Singer, Paul, 414, 421

  single-payer health care, 61, 405, 575, 597

  60 Minutes (TV show), 485–86

  Slate, 195, 468

  slavery, 129, 465, 537

  Slotkin, Elissa, 575, 576, 577

  Slumdog Millionaire (film), 52

  small government, 130, 346

  Smith, Shepherd, 541

  Snowden, Edward, 172

  Snyder, Rick, 216

  social conservatives, 38, 120, 266–67

  social contract, 107

  socialism, 576

  social issues, 118

  social justice mentality, 248–49

  social media, 13, 55, 66, 188, 221, 238. See also Facebook; Twitter

  Social Security, 15–16, 19, 79, 88, 105, 178, 213, 321

  socioeconomic mobility, 277

  Sokolich, Mark, 285

  Soleimani, Qasem, 268

  Somalia, 429

  Sommers, Mike, 30, 230, 241–42, 255

  Soros, George, 414

  Souter, David, 118

  South Carolina, 13, 19, 50, 73–74, 83, 111–15, 117, 124, 142–44, 229, 246, 276–77, 279, 283, 285, 287–93, 465, 492–93, 517–18

  Southerland, Steve, 152

  Southern Baptist Convention, 381

  Southern District of New York (SDNY), 557, 608

  Southern Strategy, 129–20

  Southern whites, 229

  South Park (TV show), 248–49

  Spacey, Kevin, 171, 472

  Spanberger, Abigail, 543

  Spears, Britney, 15, 24

  Special Report (Fox News), 443–44

  Specter, Arlen, 57

  spending, 56, 59, 70, 88, 298, 321, 346, 457, 497–99, 504, 506, 552, 571

  cuts in, 104, 111, 126, 144–45, 153, 255

  Spicer, Sean, 244, 290, 390, 427–29, 463

  Squawk Box (CNBC show), 54

  State, The, 381

  State Department, 129, 363, 370, 407, 408, 410, 430, 555–56, 561

  state governments

  elections of 2010 and, 83–84

  elections of 2012 and, 137

  elections of 2018 and, 579

  MacArthur amendment and, 448

  stimulus of 2009 and, 47

  state governors, 216, 539, 542–47

  state gubernatorial elections of 2018

  state legislatures, 216, 579

  State of the Union addresses: (2018), 515; (2019), 1–2

  states rights, 130

  Staubach, Roger, 90

  Stauffacher, Lee, 259, 260

  Steele, Christopher, 420–22

  Steele, Michael, 38, 50–54, 71, 75, 78, 85, 90–92, 58
1

  Steele Dossier, 422, 426

  steel industry, 11, 325, 487, 495, 559

  Stefanik, Elise, 579–80

  Stephanopoulos, George, 271, 540

  Stepien, Bill, 491–92, 525–26, 539

  Stern, Howard, 327, 377

  Stevens, Stuart, 126–27, 133, 276

  Stiglitz, Joseph, 107

  stimulus package, 43–44, 46–49, 51–52, 54–56, 61–63, 72, 83, 123

  Stivers, Steve, 528–29, 539–40

  St. Martin, Jo-Marie, 252

  Stockman, Steve, 149

  stock market

  decline of 2018, 557–58

  elections of 2012 and, 123

  financial crisis and, 28, 32–33, 62

  Stombres, Steve, 44

  Stone, Roger, 263, 303–4, 308–9

  indictment of, 591, 604, 606–7

  student loans, 597

  Stutzman, Marlin, 176

  suburban voters, 38, 136, 138, 398, 405, 543–44, 547, 551, 576, 578, 579, 609

  Sudan, 429

  sugar subsidies, 165, 503

  Sullivan, Terry, 275–76

  Sun-Sentinel, 275

  Super Bowl, 360

  superdelegates, 330

  super PACs, 91, 112, 127–28, 222–23, 226, 292

  Super Saturday, 296–97

  Super Tuesday

  GOP primaries of 2012 and, 115

  GOP primaries of 2016, 288, 293–95

  supply-siders, 595

  Supreme Court, viii, 18, 78, 118, 121, 168–69, 172, 229–30, 328, 356, 369, 381–83, 395, 581, 599–600

  ACA and, 121, 170

  Citizens United, 78

  Gorsuch and, 432, 447, 454, 471, 514

  Kavanaugh and, 521, 526, 529–31

  Miers nomination, 18

  Obama nominee blocked by McConnell, 291, 328, 381–82, 395

  surveillance, 514

  Susan B. Anthony List, 81, 326

  Swan, Jonathan, 414

  swing voters, 136

  Swiss bank accounts, 123

  Sykes, Charlie, 516

  Syria, 133, 172, 354, 459, 555, 588

  Muslim ban and, 429

  refugees and, 229, 429

  Taft, Robert A., 5

  talk radio, 188, 195, 202, 221, 312

  tariffs, 232, 419, 495–96, 514, 558, 559

  Tax Day protests, 56

  taxes, 9, 59, 111, 118, 119, 132–33, 159, 257–58, 399, 425, 435, 610

  cuts in, 46–47, 51, 216, 218

  fiscal cliff and, 126, 144–47

  Grand Bargain and, 104–6

  hikes in, 153, 255, 424, 451, 576

  loopholes in, 88, 104

  sequestration deal and, 424

  tax evasion, 520

  tax fraud, 520

  tax havens, 123

  Taxpayer Protection Pledge, 144–45

  tax reform bill (2017), 431, 471–72, 475–80, 482–83, 499, 506, 514, 527, 564–65, 569, 585, 593, 599

  tax returns

  Romney and, 123–24

  Trump and, 420, 549

  #tcot (Top Conservatives on Twitter), 55

  Tea Party, ix, 6, 59, 60, 70, 74, 107, 142–143, 159, 163, 166, 169, 173, 187–88, 193, 348, 416, 419, 457, 576, 610

 

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