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McCain, Trump and the battle for the soul of the Republican Party
The passing of John McCain is also the requiem of some of the basic visions of Republicanism
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Even though the late John McCain was a political maverick, the former republican presidential candidate was also a standard-bearer for political consensus and establishment-based politics.
The question is whether the passing of McCain is a requiem for the mainstream republicanism that he represented, or if it signals a moment of political renewal? The former, argues Matthew Hinds in this DIIS Podcast.
In the podcast, we take a closer look at McCain’s footprint in American politics, the consequences of his passing within the Republican Party – and we’ll compare his and Donald Trump’s visions of American greatness.
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McCain, Trump and the battle for the soul of the Republican Party
The passing of John McCain is also the requiem of some of the basic visions of Republicanism
