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He defied Trump and still survived a GOP primary
He defied Trump and still survived a GOP primary
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45 minutes
Released:
Jun 10, 2022
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Podcast episode
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This week in the GOP primary for South Dakota’s at-large district, Rep.
Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) defeated a challenger from his right who claimed
he wasn’t aligned closely enough with former President Donald Trump,
even though Johnson agrees with Trump on many policies. Johnson’s vote
for a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attacks and his
support for Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) to remain in House Leadership was
cited as proof he is not an ally of the former president. Johnson also
faced more than $500,000 in spending against him from Drain the DC Swamp
PAC. He tells Ryan Lizza that South Dakotans like Trump – but they also
like Dusty Johnson. Find out how he overcame the challenges faced from
defying Trump and how he survived to win the Republican nomination on
this week’s episode of Playbook Deep Dive.
Ryan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.
Rep. Dusty Johnson is the congressman at-large for South Dakota.
Afra Abdullah is an associate producer for POLITICO audio.
Kara Tabor is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Brook Hayes is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Adam Allington is senior producer for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is executive producer for POLITICO audio.
Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) defeated a challenger from his right who claimed
he wasn’t aligned closely enough with former President Donald Trump,
even though Johnson agrees with Trump on many policies. Johnson’s vote
for a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attacks and his
support for Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) to remain in House Leadership was
cited as proof he is not an ally of the former president. Johnson also
faced more than $500,000 in spending against him from Drain the DC Swamp
PAC. He tells Ryan Lizza that South Dakotans like Trump – but they also
like Dusty Johnson. Find out how he overcame the challenges faced from
defying Trump and how he survived to win the Republican nomination on
this week’s episode of Playbook Deep Dive.
Ryan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.
Rep. Dusty Johnson is the congressman at-large for South Dakota.
Afra Abdullah is an associate producer for POLITICO audio.
Kara Tabor is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Brook Hayes is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Adam Allington is senior producer for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is executive producer for POLITICO audio.
Released:
Jun 10, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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