Rick Wilson is a political strategist, author, and co-founder of The Lincoln Project. After decades working in Republican politics, he became a prominent conservative critic of Donald Trump. In this episode, Rick and Robinson discuss the Republican Party Rick believes Trump has destroyed, America’s changing position in the world, and the struggle to defeat Trumpism. More particularly, they talk about the GOP’s competing factions, Trump’s relationships with Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin, and American policy toward Iran and Venezuela. They also discuss divisions among Democrats, Bernie Sanders and the progressive left, Abdul El-Sayed and James Talarico, the influence of podcasts and social media, and the prospects for the 2026 and 2028 elections. Rick’s books include Running Against the Devil (Forum Books, 2020).
OUTLINE 00:00 Introduction 00:47 The Best Reasons for Voting Trump 02:16 The Republican Party Is Broken into Three Pieces 09:16 Why Rick Left the Republican Party 13:58 The United States' Fall from Grace 24:27 How Netanyahu Plays Trump 28:21 Deconstructing Trump's Takeover of Venezuela 31:43 Why Democrats Can’t Get Their Act Together 35:35 Why Progressives Struggle to Win the Presidency 39:46 El-Sayed Has 'The Gift' 42:40 Podcasts and Elections 45:06 Nick Fuentes and the Groypers 51:58 Will Trump Be President Forever? 53:33 Talarico and the Republicans' Loss 56:38 Why Trump Could Cost Republicans 2028
Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University, where he is also a JD candidate in the Law School.
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