Are we in a backlash to the backlash to the backlash in our gender politics? We can learn a lot from the GOP’s past embrace of odious figures like Russell Brand, the voters’ ousting of Rep. Max Miller in Ohio, and Congresswoman Sarah McBride’s recent Stephen Miller roast.
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