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20. Walter Huss and the History of Republican Radicalization, From the 1950s to Today – with Seth Cotlar

Is This Democracy

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Trumpism and the American Dream

The far right took control of the Oregon Republican Party in the 1970s and 80s. The moderates didn't successfully beat back this challenge because they were out of touch with reality, he says. Donald Trump was a deliverance for those who had lost their faith in GOP politics, John Sutter writes.

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