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The GOP's Cycle of Unmet Promises and the Rise of Trump

This year’s presidential campaign is dramatic evidence of a sharp turn taken by the Republican Party 50 years ago. That’s according to E.J. Dionne, Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution and a senior columnist with the Washington Post .

By Warren Olney • Feb 26, 2016 • 13m Listen

This year’s presidential campaign is dramatic evidence of a sharp turn taken by the Republican Party 50 years ago. That’s according to E.J. Dionne, Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution and a senior columnist with the Washington Post.

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Christine Detz
Producer, 'To the Point'
E.J. Dionne
Senior fellow at Brookings Institution, Professor at Georgetown University, Columnist at Washington Post

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To the Point

The GOP's Cycle of Unmet Promises and the Rise of Trump

This year’s presidential campaign is dramatic evidence of a sharp turn taken by the Republican Party 50 years ago. That’s according to E.J. Dionne, Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution and a senior columnist with the Washington Post .

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The GOP's Cycle of Unmet Promises and the Rise of Trump

This year’s presidential campaign is dramatic evidence of a sharp turn taken by the Republican Party 50 years ago. That’s according to E.J. Dionne, Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution and a senior columnist with the Washington Post .

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