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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The populist reshaping of the Republican party

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.

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By Madeleine Brand • Aug 22, 2019 • 1 min read

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.

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