Republicans for Hillary
The Political Scene | The New Yorker
The New Yorker
4.3 • 3.9K Ratings
🗓️ 9 September 2016
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Dorothy Wickenden talks with a former member of the George W. Bush Administration about how to save the GOP.
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| 0:48.1 | This is the political scene, a weekly conversation with New Yorker writers and editors about politics. |
| 0:53.9 | It's Friday, September 9th. I'm Dorothy Wickenden, executive editor of The New Yorker writers and editors about politics. It's Friday, September 9th. |
| 0:55.6 | I'm Dorothy Wickenden, executive editor of The New Yorker. |
| 0:59.0 | Wednesday night on the intrepid, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump spoke with NBC's |
| 1:03.6 | Matt Lauer about their qualifications to be commander-in-chief. |
| 1:07.7 | Here's Clinton. |
| 1:08.7 | What is the most important characteristic that a commander in chief can |
| 1:12.7 | possess? Steadiness, an absolute rock steadiness and mixed with strength to be able to make the hard |
| 1:20.8 | decisions because I've had the unique experience of watching and working with several presidents. |
| 1:28.7 | And these are not easy decisions. |
| 1:30.8 | If they were, they wouldn't get to the president in the first place. |
| 1:34.9 | And when you're sitting in the situation room, as I have on numerous occasions, |
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