Words Matter: MAGA is Coming Apart at the Seams

The DSR Network

Chris Cotnoir

Government

4.5 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Tuesday was a surprisingly difficult victory for the Republicans in red Tennessee. The speical election’s electoral results have a lot to tell us about the increasing tensions and discontent within the Republican party. Norm Ornstein and David Rothkopf are back to discuss the fragile state of GOP leadership, the absurd levels of political corruption within MAGA, and the implications Tuesday’s results could have for 2026 and beyond. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:04.9	Hello, and welcome to DSR's Words Matter. I'm David Rothkoff, and I'm joined as ever for our weekly therapy session with Dr. Norman
1:13.3	Ornstein, famous psychotherapist. Well, maybe he's not a psychotherapist, but he is the source of our mental
1:21.8	health here in the Words Matter universe. How are you doing today, North? Well, I'm not a psychotherapist,
1:28.3	but I did spend the night at the Holiday Inn Express.
1:31.1	I'm hanging in, David, but I must say I was a little gobsmack to learn about your
1:39.5	family's relationship with the late and remarkable Tom Stoppard.
1:46.5	Can you elaborate a little bit?
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