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Nick Catoggio writes in his daily newsletter Boiling Frogs about how the Republican Party's acceptance of candidates and leaders from diverse backgrounds challenges perceptions of its voter base and leadership being uniformly racist or prejudiced. He questions whether supporting non-traditional candidates like Vivek Ramaswamy for governor of Ohio or appointing Harmeet Dhillon to a high-ranking position in the Justice Department indicates changing attitudes within the party.

Written by the local model on 2026-09-14, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Nick Catoggio's newsletter Boiling Frogs comments on the apparent shift towards inclusivity within American conservative politics. He questions the level of racism in voters who would support Vivek Ramaswamy, an Indian-American, for governor of Ohio. Additionally, he critiques the prejudiced views of party leaders by pointing out their comfort with placing Harmeet Dhillon, a native of Chandigarh, India, at the helm of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. Catoggio frames these nominations as indicative of a changing landscape in American conservatism regarding racial and cultural diversity.

Written for “Immigration And Identity Debate” on 2026-09-15, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

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How prejudiced can its leaders be if they’re comfortable placing Harmeet Dhillon, a native of Chandigarh, India, in charge of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division?

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Leaning score -0.65 for article 9426 (high confidence, 1 verified quote) · logged 2026-09-14

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🔮 How racist can a party’s voters be if they’re willing to nominate a guy named “Vivek Ramaswamy” to be governor of Ohio?

2026-09-14 · assertive framing · To Hell With Assimilation

🔮 The last time it happened before this week was November 2021, when William Burns felt obliged to warn the Kremlin in person that we knew what it was planning for Ukraine.

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🔮 For instance, next month the president will roll out the red carpet for a nuclear-armed Asian communist dictator whose political enemies routinely end up in gulags.

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American NORP · 1× Chandigarh GPE · 1× Civil Rights Division ORG · 1× Harmeet Dhillon PERSON · 1× India GPE · 1× Nick Catoggio’s PERSON · 1× Ohio GPE · 1× Vivek Ramaswamy PERSON · 1× the Justice Department’s ORG · 1×

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You’re reading Boiling Frogs, Nick Catoggio’s daily newsletter featuring sharp, introspective commentary on populism, polarization, and the gradual erosion of American conservatism.

framing: assertive · carried by 7 article(s) · first seen 2026-08-26

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You’re reading Boiling Frogs, Nick Catoggio’s daily newsletter featuring sharp, introspective commentary on populism, polarization, and the gradual erosion of American conservatism. asserted

You → read → conservatism

How racist can a party’s voters be if they’re willing to nominate a guy named “Vivek Ramaswamy” to be governor of Ohio? asserted

they → ’re → Ohio

How prejudiced can its leaders be if they’re comfortable placing Harmeet Dhillon, a native of Chandigarh, India, in charge of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division? asserted

they → ’re → Division

To Hell With Assimilation

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