Checks and Balance: Partied out
Checks and Balance from The Economist
The Economist
4.6 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 29 September 2023
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Once again, Donald Trump won a primary debate by skipping it. Where is Mr Trump taking the Republican party next?
John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and James Bennet. They’re joined by historian Rick Perlstein, The Economist’s Andrew Miller and The Economist’s Adam O’Neal.
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| 0:25.2 | You are about to hear a debate between Governor Thomas E. Dewey |
| 0:28.6 | and Hold East Ascent candidates for the Republican nomination |
| 0:32.4 | to the presidency of the United States. |
| 0:34.8 | It was May 1948 in Portland, Oregon. |
| 0:38.2 | Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. |
| 0:40.0 | For the past few weeks, Oregonians have been participating |
| 0:43.0 | in a red-hot political campaign. |
| 0:45.4 | Between Governor... |
| 0:46.2 | An estimated 14 million Americans |
| 0:48.0 | listened to the debate on their radios. |
| 0:50.0 | It was the first time a primary debate had been broadcast |
| 0:53.0 | and there was only one question. |
| 0:55.0 | As the campaign has progressed, |
| 0:56.8 | it appears that the primary issue |
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