Poilievre’s Dangerous Dance with MAGA-Style Politics
Politics tamfitronics Politics tamfitronics POLITICS / NOVEMBER 2024Poilievre’s Dangerous Dance with MAGA-Style PoliticsBy being responsive to die-hard conservatives, he puts himself at their mercyPolitics tamfitronics BY JUSTIN LINGPolitics tamfitronics ILLUSTRATION BY JAMIE BENNETT Published 7:44, SEP. 18, 2024“Connect the dots,” Christopher Rufo wrote. “Then attack, delegitimize, and discredit.”Rufo is one of the most effective political actors you’ve likely never heard of. He is not a high-power consultant or some campaign strategist, but a filmmaker, a blogger, and a man who knows how to take down his political adversaries. His track record includes aiding in the ouster of then Harvard University president Claudine Gay, inspiring Florida’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws, and spurring more than seventeen US states to ban critical race theory, the academic discipline that explores systemic racism and its effects on society. Rufo...
