EPISODE · Jun 24, 2025 · 27 MIN
Could Immigration and Iran Divide the GOP?
from Middleweight Politics: Political Analysis for the Independent Voter · host Dan Sally & Shawn Griffiths
Last week, Donald Trump found himself caught between the GOP's hawkish and isolationist wings as tensions flared in the Middle East, while also discovering that Republican voters in the Farm Belt weren't so keen on having their workforce deported. As Ted Cruz spars with Tucker Carlson and Stephen Miller wages war on red-state economies, has Trump's strategy of doubling down on provocative policies finally reached its breaking point? In this episode, Shawn and Dan break down the GOP's deepening internal rift, Trump's awkward turn as party peacemaker, and how a primary system that rewards partisan extremism has pulled members of the same party as far apart as it has from those across the aisle. Here are a few organizations you can check out if you'd like to get involved: Open Primaries: https://openprimaries.org/ Rank the Vote: https://rankthevote.us/ Fix Our House: https://www.fixourhouse.org/
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Could Immigration and Iran Divide the GOP?
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