Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Trump, the ‘law and order’ candidate
In the wake of the shootings of police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge, Donald Trump has been calling himself “the law and order candidate.” We discuss the roots of that slogan from Barry Goldwater and Richard Nixon in the 1960s. Will that be a successful tactic for the Republican nominee?
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readIn the wake of the shootings of police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge, Donald Trump has been calling himself “the law and order candidate.” We discuss the roots of that slogan from Barry Goldwater and Richard Nixon in the 1960s. Will that be a successful tactic for the Republican nominee? And what will it mean for the recent bipartisan push for criminal justice reform?
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The full episode
1 of 5Melania Trump Headlines Day 1 of the Republican Convention- 0:30Trump, the ‘law and order’ candidateYou’re reading this
- 7:29Trump and conservative women
- 18:52Roger Ailes on the way out at Fox News?
- 28:34New documentary looks at guru Tony Robbins
- 43:00Dennis Cooper and the case of the disappearing blog