Compared with previous platforms, it dials back references to abortion — downplaying what is, for Republicans, a losing issue. Here, Trump is clearly employing sleight of hand in an effort not to be seen as autocratically inclined. But at this point, if you believe that, I have a degree from Trump University I’d like to sell you. For today, however, I want to focus not on what the platform proposes but what it says about the G.O.P. Republicans may try to brand themselves as patriots, but they truly appear to despise the nation they live in.

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