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The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Is the GOP Going to Blow It?

The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Commentary Magazine

News, Politics, News Commentary

4.65.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2022

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Matt Continetti joins the podcast today to discuss his piece, "The GOP Summer Swoon." Republican nominees for Senate are running behind, Kansas delivered a stunning blow to pro-lifers, and the Democrats are getting legislation through. Has everything changed? Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:24.4

Welcome to the commentary magazine Daily Podcast today is Friday, August 5th, 2022.

0:29.5

I'm John Pophord, the editor of commentary magazine with me as always executive editor

0:34.3

A. Greenwald Hi-Age.

0:35.8

Hi John.

0:37.3

Associate editor and author of the rise of the New Puritans, Norrothman, Hainoa.

0:41.1

Hi John.

0:42.1

And joining us today, taking a break from his well-deserved family vacation to talk to us,

0:49.9

commentary, Washington commentary columnist A.I. Scholar author of the right, the 100-year

0:55.4

War for American Conservatism, Matthew Kahnetti, Hi Matt.

0:59.0

Hi John, you say it's a break, but really I'm just hiding from my family right now.

1:02.9

Yes, well that is also a very important part of the relaxation that goes with the vacation

1:07.6

that's hiding from your family.

1:10.7

Matt, we called an audible and invite you on literally 20 minutes ago because I get

1:15.7

in my inbox your column this week in the Washington, Freebeak, and called the GOP's

1:24.4

Summer Swoon, and you were on last week with me scoffing at the very idea that there was

1:31.6

a democratic resurgence that suggested that the tsunami wasn't going to hit the party

1:40.2

in November, and you have either be thought yourself or you are trying to awaken the Republican

1:46.6

party to the fact that it cannot, that it's idea that it could sort of coast into November,

1:56.2

writing the horrors of inflation was a delusion.

2:01.0

So why don't you spell out what you say in the column and then we'll get into it?

2:05.8

Sure, I mean I actually think it's a both and saying John is that I have kind of

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