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The Political Scene | The New Yorker

The Ghost of Ronald Reagan

The Political Scene | The New Yorker

The New Yorker

Washington, News, Politics, President, Wickenden, Wnyc, Barack, Obama, Lizza

4.33.9K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2015

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Eleven Republican Presidential candidates gathered last night for the second G.O.P. debate. Hendrik Hertzberg and Evan Osnos join Dorothy Wickenden to discuss the debate and the troubles inside the party.

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This is the political scene, a weekly conversation with New Yorker writers and editors about politics.

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It's Thursday, September 16th. I'm Dorothy Wickendon, executive editor of The New Yorker writers and editors about politics. It's Thursday, September 16th.

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I'm Dorothy Wickendon, executive editor of The New Yorker.

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Eleven Republican candidates for president gathered last night at the Ronald Reagan Library

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in Seamy Valley, California for the second Republican debate. Here's New Jersey Governor

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Chris Christie. While I'm as entertained as anyone

1:12.6

by this personal back and forth about the history of Donald and Carly's career, for the 55-year-old

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construction worker out in that audience tonight who doesn't have a job, who can't fund his

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child's education, I've got to tell you truth, they could care less about your careers. They

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care about

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theirs. Hendrik Hertzberg and Evan Osnos are here to discuss the debate and the troubles

1:32.2

inside the Republican Party. Rick, beyond the obvious spectacle last night, what did you witness

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