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Heather Cox Richardson on Trump 2.0
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Mike welcomes back Heather Cox Richardson, a professor of history at Boston College and author of the “Letters from an American” Substack. Professor Richardson is also the author of Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America, which has recently come out in paperback.
Topics Mike & Heather discuss include:
- why the elections went so well for Republicans
- why Harris’ messaging failed to carry the day
- the media and political misinformation
- leftism and liberalism in contemporary America
- voter (mis)understanding of economics
- why Heather is still optimistic
Here's Mike’s 2023 interview with Heather Cox Richardson.
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