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134: Norm Ornstein on the Shutdown

The Al Franken Podcast

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The Chaos of the Republican Party

This chapter of the podcast discusses the Republican Party and their current chaos in the House. The speaker talks about the history of the Republican Party's radical right populist strain, going back decades and including the success of the Tea Party movement. They mention that economic issues were not the main drivers for the Tea Party members, but rather race and social issues.

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