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Behind the RNC's anti-Trump revolt
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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Jan 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
After losing both chambers of Congress during Trump’s presidency and
after waging a disappointing campaign to recapture them in 2022, the
Republican Party is having a lot of intra-party feuds.
This week, the post-election search for new leadership moved to the
Republican National Committee. Right now, there’s no agreed-upon leader
of the party, so like the recent battles in the Senate and the House,
the RNC election has turned into a fight to define the GOP’s future.
And once again, Donald Trump is at the center of the debate.
Playbook co-author Rachael Bade flew to Orange County, California, to
watch the fireworks at the RNC’s winter meeting, where the three-time
incumbent chair Ronna McDaniel faced a challenge from conservative
lawyer Harmeet Dhillon.
To understand what this fight is all about, Rachael had breakfast with
Bill Palatucci, a longtime party member who is also a close ally of
Chris Christie’s and a loud critic of Donald Trump.
In this week’s episode, Palatucci explains how the Dhillon-McDaniel
contest isn’t just about the RNC chairmanship – it's about who will lead
the Republican Party into 2024 — and beyond — and why the GOP could
languish for a very long time depending on the outcome.
Ryan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.
Bill Palatucci is an RNC national committee man for New Jersey.
Afra Abdullah is an associate producer for POLITICO audio.
Kara Tabor is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Alex Keeney is a senior producer for POLITICO audio.
Brook Hayes is a senior editor for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the executive producer for POLITICO audio.
after waging a disappointing campaign to recapture them in 2022, the
Republican Party is having a lot of intra-party feuds.
This week, the post-election search for new leadership moved to the
Republican National Committee. Right now, there’s no agreed-upon leader
of the party, so like the recent battles in the Senate and the House,
the RNC election has turned into a fight to define the GOP’s future.
And once again, Donald Trump is at the center of the debate.
Playbook co-author Rachael Bade flew to Orange County, California, to
watch the fireworks at the RNC’s winter meeting, where the three-time
incumbent chair Ronna McDaniel faced a challenge from conservative
lawyer Harmeet Dhillon.
To understand what this fight is all about, Rachael had breakfast with
Bill Palatucci, a longtime party member who is also a close ally of
Chris Christie’s and a loud critic of Donald Trump.
In this week’s episode, Palatucci explains how the Dhillon-McDaniel
contest isn’t just about the RNC chairmanship – it's about who will lead
the Republican Party into 2024 — and beyond — and why the GOP could
languish for a very long time depending on the outcome.
Ryan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.
Bill Palatucci is an RNC national committee man for New Jersey.
Afra Abdullah is an associate producer for POLITICO audio.
Kara Tabor is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Alex Keeney is a senior producer for POLITICO audio.
Brook Hayes is a senior editor for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the executive producer for POLITICO audio.
Released:
Jan 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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