Modern Politics: "The Deconstructionists: the Twenty-Five-Year Crack-Up of the Republican Party, Dana Milbank

“In this stunning and historical review of modern Republican Party, Dana Milbank chronicles the GOP’s race to the bottom in undermining faith in government. From swift boating a presidential candidate to sparking the Birtherism movement of America’s first Black president, and with nonstop repeats of the “Big Lie,” Milbank proves that the Republican war is with democratic institutions and perhaps with democracy itself.”--Donna Brazile, former interim chair, Democratic National Committee, and author of “Hacks: the Inside Story of the Break-ins and Break-downs That put Donald trump in the white House.” “Today, on these steps, we offer this contract as a first step towards renewing American civilization.”--Newt Gingrich, Contract with America   38 pages; 14,361 words; visuals