The Border Bill and the Spirit of ’76

Julian Zelizer : The failure of the border bill is emblematic of a collapse of confidence in leadership.

He says it's likely that the bill would have failed regardless of what was in it.

Zelizer says the loss of trust in Republican voters in their own leaders is one of the most important changes in American politics.

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