Abe Sent Me

The day after the Indiana primary, when Donald Trump became the presumptive G.O.P. nominee and Ted Cruz and John Kasich dropped out of the Presidential race, eight conservatives who work in film and television gathered at Du-Par’s, a Studio City diner known for its pancakes. A number of them would speak only anonymously, worried that they could be blacklisted for industry jobs because of their political leanings. “It’s the opposite of the McCarthy era,” a sound engineer and Cruz supporter said. His T-shirt spelled out “Liberty” in blue letters.