I'm not clear what the dirty little secret is supposed to be. That it doesn't poll well? That it's written by Trump associates (and therefore ofc Trump knows about it)?
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The last part.
I think I was thrown off because that's been in the news cycle for a while now. So I assumed they were introducing something new
Cory Doctorow mentioned another interesting 'secret' in there, namely that the policies it's unsure about each represent fracture lines in which two groups of R voters want conflicting things. Highlighting these divisions could let those groups know that they might be getting the opposite of what they voted for.
Interesting. This might be the article you're referring to? Going to give it a read
https://pluralistic.net/2024/07/14/fracture-lines/#disassembly-manual
That's the one, referencing https://prospect.org/politics/2024-07-10-project-2025-republican-presidencies-tradition/
"The fact that conservatives have been trying so hard for so long is what makes it more dangerous. It’s our good luck that each time, some accident of history stood in the way of the worst right-wing plans. The Great Depression prevented Project 1921. Phew. But not a good accident! Better for us to nip this thing in the bud on our own. And that takes a deeper understanding of antecedents."
In other words, “81% of the document’s creators held formal roles in Trump’s presidency.”
It’s very unlikely that he has “no idea who is behind it.”
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Secret: it was written by trump associates, so he must have known about it
Now, given that 31 of the 38 people involved in drafting the roughly 900-page plan were either nominated to positions in Trump’s administration or transition team, it’s getting even harder to push aside the controversial blueprint, per a report from The Guardian.
The goal is to avoid the pitfalls of Trump’s first years in office, when the Republican president’s team was ill-prepared, his Cabinet nominees had trouble winning Senate confirmation and policies were met with resistance — by lawmakers, government workers and even Trump’s own appointees who refused to bend or break protocol, or in some cases violate laws, to achieve his goals.
Stop the clickbaitp please. Just write whatever you are trying to say here...