The future of MAGA is... Nixon?
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The future of MAGA is... Nixon?

B1IntermediateOctober 28, 202627 min
  • Politics

MAGA-aligned conservatives, including Vice President JD Vance, are trying to rehabilitate Richard Nixon's image. That's evidence of where they want to take their party. This episode was produced by Dustin DeSoto, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore and Bridger Dunnagan, and hosted by Noel King. Richard Nixon gives his well-known two-armed victory salute during a campaign stop in El Paso. Photo by Bettmann Archive via Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership...

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President Trump campaigned in Texas last night. I love the meat. I love it. Look.

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Look. MAGA needs to figure out its future, and Mr. Trump does not seem like it. So where to turn?

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Some young conservatives, with both young and conservative being wildly relative terms here, have seized on disgraced ex-president Richard Nixon. JD Vance, almost certainly a contender for the presidency

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