Is This Democracy

6. Where to Put Trump in the History of Modern Conservatism (and Why Republicans Don’t Do “Soul-Searching” After Lost Elections) – with Nicole Hemmer!

Dec 9, 2022

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The Radicalization of American Politics

06:12

Democracy Is Awesome. The System Is Awesome.

01:50

Is There a Way to Diversify and Grow the Republican Party?

03:24

Introduction

4min

Georgia Democratic Senators - Raffael Warnock and Herschel Walker

2min

What Do You Take Away From Georgia's Turnout?

5min

What Do You Think of Hypocrisy?

3min

Herschel Walker's Pro-Life Case Is a Good Example of Hypocrisy

4min

The Asymmetries Between Democrats and Republicans in Politics

2min

What's the Future of the Republican Party?

4min

The Republican Party's Incentive Structure Hasn't Changed Much in the Last 10 Years

2min

Is There a Change in the Plan of the Republican Party?

4min

10.

Is There a Way to Diversify and Grow the Republican Party?

3min

11.

Are You Trying to Remove Rights From People That You've Been Trying to Create?

4min

12.

What's Going on in America, Right?

5min

13.

The Umbrella Is the Thing That Keeps You From Getting Wet

1min

14.

The State Legislatures of States Can Decide How They Want to Send Their Voters to DC

4min

15.

Democracy Is Awesome. The System Is Awesome.

2min

16.

The Liz Cheney Effect Is a Demonstration of Democracy, Right?

5min

17.

Trumpism Is a Turning Point in American Politics

3min

18.

The Red Wave Didn't Happen in 2022, Right?

2min

19.

Trump Is Not the End of It, Right?

5min

20.

Is There a Difference Between Democracy and the Right?

4min

21.

The Younger Generation Is More Diverse Than We Think

4min

22.

The Radicalization of American Politics

6min

What the Georgia runoff tells us about American politics, why Republicans mostly stuck with Walker, and why “hypocrisy” is really not a very useful (albeit well-deserved) criticism of conservative politics – What to expect next from the GOP, and why our default assumption based on the evidence of the past several decades of Republican politics should not be “soul-searching” leading to moderation, but further escalation – How to situate the rise of Trumpism in the history of modern conservatism, why Trump is not an aberration, but the manifestation of long-standing anti-democratic tendencies, and why we still need to grapple with a significant radicalization of conservative politics in recent years.

This episode was produced by Connor Lynch