46: Senator Jeff Flake Denounces Trumpism and Jerry Seib on How Reagan Led to Trump
Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt
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🗓️ 27 August 2020
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Senator Jeff Flake separates Conservatism from Trumpism seeking to reclaim the soul of the Republican Party while Wall Street Journal Executive Washington Editor Gerald F Seib examines Reagan as the precursor to Trump in his new book 'We Should Have Seen It Coming: FROM REAGAN TO TRUMP–A FRONT-ROW SEAT TO A POLITICAL REVOLUTION.'
Meanwile, James Carville pursues discussion with both guests on the concept that the base of the Republican party is preoccupied by racial resentment laying the foundation for Donald Trump to capitalize on this by speaking directly to the issue where others would not, and he was, in turn, embraced by Republican voters.
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| 1:32.0 | Jeff Flake was a much admired Arizona Congressman and United States Senator. |
| 1:38.0 | The former Executive Director of the Goldwater Institute, that's as in Barry. He is a genuine political conservative, but he made a big mistake. |
| 1:47.0 | He preached in practice civility and bailed out of office, elective office in 2018. |
| 1:53.0 | He's now joined a chorus of former Republican officeholders, Governor Senators, House members, former cabinet members and military leaders, Republicans for Biden. |
| 2:02.0 | Senator, you and Cheryl are out there enjoying the clean air of the West, whether it's Arizona or Utah, but I thank you for joining us. |
| 2:09.0 | Thanks for having me on out. |
| 2:11.0 | Good to be with you James as well. |
| 2:13.0 | Hi, your son. |
| 2:15.0 | Joe Biden, he's certainly not a socialist. That's a totally bum rep. But in taxes spending health care, he's well to the left of Jeff Flake. Why supporting? |
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