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In Early 2016, As It Became Increasingly Apparent That Donald Trump Might Actually Become The Republican Nominee, A Movement Within Conservatism Formed To Stop Him: Never Trump. Comprised Primarily Of Republican Policy Elites And Conservative Intellectuals, The Never Trumpers Saw Trump's Stated Views As A Repudiation Of Longstanding Republican Foreign And Domestic Policy Goals. Just As Importantly, They Saw Him As Erratic, Mendacious, And Unfit-the Sort Of Person The Founders Warned About And Someone Who Would Bring Everlasting Shame To The Republican Party. Over The Coming Months, Many Well-known And Previously Influential Figures Signed On To The Never Trump Movement. Of Course, Their Efforts Failed, And Trump Now Dominates The Republican Party Like A Warlord. This Book Argues, However, The Influence Of The Movement Turned Out To Be Much Larger Than Its Disappointing Impact On The Election. There Has Never Been A Party In The Western World That Was Elected And Sought To Govern With Such A Wide Range Of Intra-party Opposition. As Trump Supporter Pat Buchanan Observed After The Election, The Never Trumpers Essentially Gifted Trump With A Readymade Enemies List-a List That Those In Charge Of Appointments Paid Close Attention To. This Book Examines The Reasons For This Widespread And Unprecedented Intra-party Opposition To Trump, Why It Took The Form It Did, And Its Longer-term Consequences--