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Donald Trump, whose combination of nationalism, populism and
xenophobia has inspired serious analysts on both the left and
right to describe him as a fascist
or quasi-fascist, perhaps edges
out the competition in this regard.
That’s buttressed by some of his
fans’ propensity to shout white
nationalist slogans at rallies
and invoke his nativist platform
to defend anti-immigrant violence, as two Massachusetts men
allegedly did after their August
arrest for beating a homeless
Mexican immigrant.
But even Cruz and Huckabee,
who are widely considered more
serious and relatively “moderate” contenders for office, spoke
at a November “Natio