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Honestly with Bari Weiss

Where Will Trump 2.0 Take the GOP?

Honestly with Bari Weiss

The Free Press

News, Society & Culture

4.6 • 7.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Trump’s gains among working-class voters of all races—according to exit polls, he won the majority of Latino men at 55 percent—represent the ongoing realignment of the Republican Party. What was once Reagan’s party of free trade, low taxes, and limited government seems to be shifting toward a multiracial working-class party that celebrates economic protectionism and credibly courts unions.  But what will this shift mean for the future of the party. . . and American politics? Trump’s cabinet appointments so far don’t paint a clear picture. His nominee for secretary of state, Florida senator Marco Rubio, has some clear neoconservative instincts. But Trump also tapped as director of national intelligence former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, who has thundered against the “neocon” influence on her new party.  So what is this new Republican Party? Is it still the party of Reagan? Is it still even a party of conservatism?  Here to discuss it all today are Sarah Isgur, Matthew Continetti, and Josh Hammer.  Sarah Isgur is a columnist for The Dispatch. She clerked for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and served as Justice Department spokeswoman during the first Trump administration. Matthew Continetti is a columnist at Commentary, founding editor of The Free Beacon, and author of a new book: The Right: The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism. And Josh Hammer is senior editor at large at Newsweek and host of The Josh Hammer Show.  Today, they join Michael Moynihan to discuss Trump’s appointments, the significance of J.D. Vance, the roots of MAGA and where the movement fits into the history of the Republican Party, and the uncertain future of the American right.  And if you liked what you heard from Honestly, the best way to support us is to go to TheFP.com and become a Free Press subscriber today. Header 6: The Free Press earns a commission from any purchases made through all book links in this article. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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An ice cold beer.

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What's different?

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It's Budweiser.

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Food longer for a refreshing, smooth taste.

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Like no other.

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Cheers to that. Budweiser, like no other.

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Cheers to that.

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0:26.8

Please drink responsibly.

0:28.9

For the facts, visit drinkaware.com.uker.

0:32.8

From the free press, this is honestly.

0:34.2

I'm Michael Moynihan.

0:38.3

In the weeks leading up to the 2024 election, polls were razor thin between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

0:42.3

Esteemed poll analyst Nate Silver crunched all the available numbers

0:46.3

and read 80,000 simulations.

0:49.3

And the odds were pretty much 50-50.

0:52.3

It was going to be a very close election, we were told.

0:55.5

We might not know the results for weeks.

0:58.8

But on November 5th, it became pretty clear, pretty quickly,

1:02.7

that the election results would be known that night.

1:06.1

Trump would end up winning all seven battleground states and the popular vote.

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