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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Why One Republican Won't Vote For Donald Trump

    Former Alaska governor and former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin endorsed Donald Trump yesterday. The latest national polls have Trump at about 35 percent. The prevailing wisdom has been that a more centrist, party-supported candidate will rise up and take over the contest.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jan 20, 2016 • 1 min read

    Former Alaska governor and former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin endorsed Donald Trump yesterday. The latest national polls have Trump at about 35 percent. The prevailing wisdom has been that a more centrist, party-supported candidate will rise up and take over the contest. But with less than two weeks to go before the voting begins in Iowa, the idea that Trump might actually win the Republican nomination and become the party’s standard bearer is sounding less and less crazy – to some. Today we hear from one Republican who explains why he won’t be voting for Trump.

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    GOP Fractures, ISIS Propaganda, and Downtown High-Rise Fight
    1. 0:00Why One Republican Won't Vote For Donald TrumpYou’re reading this
    2. 9:23The "White Man Pathology"
    3. 19:39Dabiq Magazine and the ISIS Propaganda Machine
    4. 28:27'The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey'
    5. 42:53Downtown High-Rise Fight
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Peter Wehner

      Ethics and Public Policy Center

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    GOP Fractures, ISIS Propaganda, and Downtown High-Rise Fight
    1. 0:00Why One Republican Won't Vote For Donald TrumpYou’re reading this
    2. 9:23The "White Man Pathology"
    3. 19:39Dabiq Magazine and the ISIS Propaganda Machine
    4. 28:27'The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey'
    5. 42:53Downtown High-Rise Fight
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand