The Right is at a time for fusing

In the weeks leading up to midterm elections that could define American politics for a decade, a heated debate has broken out between various factions of the American Right. Pre-Trump Republicans, who resent the GOP’s shift away from Bushism and Romneyism, have declared war on Make America Great Again conservatives who celebrate the party’s Trumpian turn.

In addition to debating policy, they are hurling insults, accusing populists and nationalists of everything from stupidity to disloyalty to bigotry. This fight is a preview — or more accurately, the opening salvo — of the 2028 Republican presidential primary.