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A GOP civil war? Don’t bet on it
Playbook Deep Dive
English - May 14, 2021 09:00 - 31 minutes - 24.9 MB - ★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsNews news commentary news government politicians politico politics news analysis washington playbook politico playbook Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
If you’ve paid any attention to the news lately, you’ve probably heard
this line: There’s a “civil war” raging within the GOP. Republican
leadership is duking it out in the open after losing the White House,
the House and the Senate; just this week, House Minority Leader Kevin
McCarthy ousted his No. 3, Rep. Liz Cheney. On this Playbook Deep Dive,
political analyst Jeff Greenfield digs into a contrarian argument with
Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza: There is no civil war. This is a purge of
anyone who isn't sticking to the party line — and it might actually
strengthen the GOP.
Ryan Lizza is a co-author of POLITICO Playbook.
Jeff Greenfield is a five-time Emmy-winning network television analyst
and author.
Adrienne Hurst is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is senior producer for POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
SHOW NOTES
- A GOP Civil War? Don’t Bet On It, by Jeff Greenfield
If you’ve paid any attention to the news lately, you’ve probably heard this line: There’s a “civil war” raging within the GOP. Republican leadership is duking it out in the open after losing the White House, the House and the Senate; just this week, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy ousted his No. 3, Rep. Liz Cheney. On this Playbook Deep Dive, political analyst Jeff Greenfield digs into a contrarian argument with Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza: There is no civil war. This is a purge of anyone who isn't sticking to the party line — and it might actually strengthen the GOP.
Ryan Lizza is a co-author of POLITICO Playbook.
Jeff Greenfield is a five-time Emmy-winning network television analyst and author.
Adrienne Hurst is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is senior producer for POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
SHOW NOTES
A GOP Civil War? Don’t Bet On It, by Jeff Greenfield