Times Opinion Says Old-Guard GOP Helped Fuel Trumpism

A Chattanooga Times Free Press opinion column argues that establishment Republicans like Lamar Alexander helped pave the way for Trumpism. The framing reflects the familiar elite blame game - critics of the old guard say the party ignored grassroots voters for years, then act shocked when the base rebelled. The fight is really over who owns the GOP and whether voters or insiders should call the shots. Read more about this...