The GOP strategy: Ignore Trump
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The GOP strategy: Ignore Trump

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 3, 202622 min
  • Politics

Can a Republican candidate run for governor in a red state without bringing up Donald Trump a single time? We went to Ohio to find out. This show was edited by Kasia Broussalian, fact checked by Esther Gim, mixed by Shannon Mahoney, video edited by Christopher Snyder, and hosted by Astead Herndon. Photo caption: Republican Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during a town hall. Photo by Arden S. Barnes/For The Washington Post via Getty Images You can also watch this episode on youtube.com/vox. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox M...

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Donald Trump's Republican Party is currently in chaos. The president is massively unpopular, prices are up everywhere, and few people support the Iran war. In fact, in the last couple weeks,

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it seems even Republican candidates are getting the message. Republican revolt with just 47 days until the midterms. They have to find some way to get away from this president. Democrats are actually the favorite now to take back the United States Senate.

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with a growing number of Republicans now distancing themselves from his actions. Here's the thing. It's hard to even find Republicans on the campaign trail right now. And it's even harder to get them to talk about Donald Trump. Republicans aren't answering our calls and texts,

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