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John Boehner Thinks The Republican Party Has Changed. Has It?

APR 12, 202114 MIN
The NPR Politics Podcast

John Boehner Thinks The Republican Party Has Changed. Has It?

APR 12, 202114 MIN

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In a new memoir, the former Republican House Speaker says that even Ronald Reagan couldn't get elected in today's GOP. He decries obstructionist tactics used by Republicans, while acknowledging his role in pioneering them.

This episode: White House correspondent Scott Detrow, congressional correspondent Susan Davis, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson.

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