Today, former Colorado governor John Hickenlooper announced his bid to run for Senate. The Democrat may be his party’s best shot at taking a Senate seat in the Centennial State -- if he unseats Republican incumbent Cory Gardner. The GOP is now firmly the party of Trump. However, the price of that brand of populism could be a Republican victory in the White House in 2020. That’s according to new a new poll from the LA Times and USC.
The populist reshaping of the Republican party
Republican party symbol. Credit: Pixabay.
Credits
Guest:
Jack Pitney - Claremont McKenna College -
@jpitney
Host:
Madeleine Brand
Producers:
Sarah Sweeney,
Michell Eloy,
Amy Ta,
Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir,
Rosalie Atkinson,
Brian Hardzinski,
Adriana Cargill