Why Seven Republicans Voted To Convict Trump

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🗓️ 16 February 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Nevada Democrats introduced a bill on Monday that would change their state's presidential nominating contest from a caucus to a primary and also dislodge New Hampshire from its position as the first primary in the nation. In this installment, the crew discusses how any potential changes could reshape the nominating process. They also consider why Republican senators' votes on convicting former President Donald Trump broke down the way they did. And lastly, they check-in on the gubernatorial recall efforts in California that are very likely to result in a recall election for Governor Gavin Newsom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	We are halfway through February now, more than halfway through.
0:03.6	February was supposed to be the kind of nadir.
0:07.2	How do you say that?
0:08.0	Let's see you say that word, right?
0:09.2	N-A-D-I-R.
0:09.8	It's nadir, yeah.
0:10.8	Yeah.
0:11.6	It's one of those words that I think I've never
0:13.8	said out loud before.
0:15.1	No, you've definitely said that out loud,
0:17.0	almost podcast before.
0:18.3	Is it like Ralph Nadir or Ralph Nadir?
0:21.4	I'm pretty sure this has literally been a cold open.
0:24.3	You guys pronouncing nadir.
0:34.2	Hello and welcome to the 538 Politics Podcast.
0:37.3	I'm Galen Drew.
0:38.4	I hope everyone had a nice president's day.
0:41.0	Over the weekend, the Senate acquitted former president Trump
0:44.9	after he was impeached for inciting an insurrection
0:47.5	at the US Capitol.
0:49.0	All 50 Democrats voted to convict Trump
0:51.6	along with seven Republicans.
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