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Can Trump Win? The Republicans After Cleveland

John Nichols, D.D. Guttenplan, and George Zornick on the GOP convention, plus Amy Wilentz and Jon Wiener on Trump’s chances.

Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

July 22, 2016

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump applauds at the conclusion of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 21, 2016. (Reuters / Mario Anzuoni)

Amy Wilentz and Jon Wiener debate Trump’s chances for victory in November: Jon says he won’t win; Amy says, “Don’t be so sure.”

Start Making Sense is hosted by Jon Wiener and co-produced by the Los Angeles Review of Books.

Plus: John Nichols and D.D. Guttenplan analyze the aura of violence inside the convention hall, and what it says about the Republicans—and the rest of us.

And George Zornick reports on the action in the streets and the treatment of demonstrators by the Cleveland police. Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, and SoundCloud for new episodes each Thursday.

Start Making SenseTwitterStart Making Sense is The Nation’s podcast, hosted by Jon Wiener and coproduced by the Los Angeles Review of Books. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts for new episodes each Thursday.  


Jon WienerTwitterJon Wiener is a contributing editor of The Nation and co-author (with Mike Davis) of Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties.


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