Primary Winners and National Wieners

Matter of Opinion

New York Times Opinion

Society & Culture, Ross Douthat, News, New York Times, Journalism

4.2 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

The hosts take apart why Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis can’t seem to form competitive coalitions against Donald Trump, and whether Haley, DeSantis, the Supreme Court “or God himself” can keep the former president from becoming the Republican nominee.

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0:00.0	I don't want to hear predictions about South Carolina.
0:05.0	The Vice Ray of New Haven is spoken.
0:08.0	You mentioned South Carolina, you will be banished.
0:11.0	The way to the Madre Patien.
0:14.7	From New York Times opinion, I'm Ross Dauthad.
0:17.5	I'm Michelle Cottle.
0:18.8	I'm Carlos Lozada.
0:20.0	And I'm Lydia Paul Green.
0:21.8	And this is matter of opinion. So, the matter of opinion. So the
0:35.0	Iowa Caucasus are over. The 2024, yay, ha-za!
0:40.0	The 2024 presidential primary campaign has begun.
0:47.0	Oh boy.
0:48.0	It might, or in fact it might already be over.
0:51.0	Who can say?
0:52.0	And the answer is we can say that's what we're going to talk
0:56.2	about today. Specifically, we're going to talk about why Nicky Haley and Ron Desantis weren't
1:02.0	able to form a winning or even competitive coalition in Iowa
1:06.6	and also what might possibly keep Donald Trump from being nominated by the Republican
1:11.8	Party.
1:12.9	So on a scale of 1 to 10, how exciting,
1:17.9	shocking, amazing was this official start
1:21.0	to the presidential cycle? Oh, I mean, I would say zero.
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