Comment by unclebucknasty

>What exactly does "far right" mean in this context?...I'm not sure if you and I would draw those lines in the same places

This is an invitation to murky waters, wherein it is impossible to have a discussion. I don't think figuring out where to draw the lines terminology-wise is as important as the fact that there has objectively been a hard rightward shift in the GOP.

>do you mean to say that ethno-nationalism is "far right", or only "extreme" forms of it?

Again, it is not as important to make this semantic distinction as it is to note that there's been a decisive shift towards ethno-nationalism in the GOP, and that sentiment is associated with right-wing politics. So this is further evidence of their rightward shift.

>Neville Chamberlain famously sought to appease Hitler

Neither did Nixon going to China make him a Communist. That would be a silly assertion, right? But, of course, the correct analogy here would be Chamberlain courting and appeasing a faction of Nazi sympathizers within his own country for political game.

>Trump "centering" the "minority" of the Republican base to

Yes that's part of it. There was also a rightward push of more moderate constituents, which is of course what happens in these lurches.

>Any relevant survey data or other quantitative measures?

Yes. Everywhere.