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White Middle Americans express heavy mistrust of every institution in American society: not only government, but corporations, unions, even the political party they typically vote for—the Republican Party of Romney, Ryan, and McConnell, which they despise as a sad crew of weaklings and sellouts... And when Donald Trump came along, they were the people who told the pollsters, “That’s my guy.” They aren’t necessarily superconservative. They often don’t think in ideological terms at all. But they do strongly feel that life in this country used to be better for people like them—and they want that older country back. ...People like...

Topdown Communication by White House Leads to Arizona Revolt By Dennis Durband GOPUSA January 25, 2004 Top-down communication without the inclusions of lateral and bottom-up communication is a sure recipe for organizational failure. Organizations that value communication from management, subordinates, customers and a wide range of publics are more likely to be vibrant, successful entities. What are we seeing in the Republican Party, regarding the border invasion? Paternalistic, top-down communication. We talk; you listen. We are seeing a disconnect between the grassroots level and the upper levels of the party. The words of the people, precinct committeemen and district chairmen...

Border Disconnect Boils Over; AZ GOP Chairman Under Fire Dennis Durband, Editor The Arizona Conservative 24 January 2004 Arizona Republican Party Chairman Bob Fannin on Saturday repeatedly called on members of his party to avoid division over the border controversy, during the annual AZ GOP convention in Mesa. However, after the general meeting, Fannin used the occasion of an executive board meeting to chastise district chairman for not supporting President George Bush's proposed Temporary Worker Program. The move backfired on Fannin as angry district chairman revolted. Fannin's longevity as state party chairman beyond this second year of his two-year term...