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The Donald and The Terminator

The perils of a conservatism where the messenger trumps the message.

Before there was Donald, there was Arnold. And therein lies a cautionary tale with particular resonance this Super Tuesday.

The caution has to do with the limits of a personality-driven populism for effecting conservative change. The moment has to do with the 11 primaries and caucuses on Tuesday: The results may well make it all but impossible for any rival to wrest the 2016 GOP presidential nomination from Donald Trump.

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