++The esteemed New York Times op-ed writer says that the Republican Party needs a new Richard Nixon. Of course, he doesn't want the paranoid ,anti-semitic President but the politician who knew how to manipulate the disgruntled masses in to a winning combination.
++He objects to Donald Trump because he doesn't know how to dog-whistle his message like Nixon did. He pointed to Nixon restoring the Republican Party after Goldwater. The Donald's followers remind him of those of George Wallace and that spells doom in Douthat's world. Besides we need someone with an understanding the realpolitik that knows you can't combat Putin, Iran, China and then fight Daesh at the same time. Because frankly Obama's foreign policy is a mess.
++If the Republicans don't find their Richard Nixon, you will end up with Hillary who has Nixon's flaws but not his accomplishments.
++Generally a weird column. Douthat still doesn't get that the GOP is off the charts in terms of nuttiness. Notice he didn't mention the Nixon of the Clean Water Act or EPA.
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