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It Was All a Lie How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump

Stuart Stevens

AN INSTANT Stuart Stevens spent decades electing Republicans at every level, from presidents to senators to local officials. He knows the GOP as intimately as anyone in America, and in this new book he offers a devastating portrait of a party that has lost its moral and political compass.

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On with Kara Swisher

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On with Kara Swisher

In the episode, the hosts referenced the book while discussing Schmidt's claim that racism has long been a hidden force within the Republican Party. They noted the book's argument that this dynamic was an animating factor and debated whether they agreed with that assessment. The discussion treated the title as a conversational reference rather than a strong endorsement.

Episode: Do Never Trumpers Matter? We Asked Adam Kinzinger

This book, published in 2020, was mentioned in the context of Schmidt's assertion that racism has always been a lurking force in the Republican party. The podcast hosts discussed whether they agreed with this assessment.

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Former Republican strategist and also whenever Trump first steward Stevens wrote in his 2020 book, it was all a lie that racism was an animating force. But the GOP has always lurked in the Republican underbelly. Do you agree with him to an extent, to an extent?

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

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The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

The book was highlighted by the author as his analysis of how the Republican Party transformed under Trump, and the hosts referenced it as an authoritative explanation of the party's shift and the persistence of deeply held beliefs. Both Lawrence and Ali Velshi treated it as a key work for understanding current political dynamics.

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Stuart Stevens mentioned this book, his book, as an example of his work and expertise.

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He is the author of It Was All a Lie, How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump.

Episode: Ali Velshi: Trump has conditioned Republicans to s...

He explained his book, It Was All a Lie, by saying that he didn't know any other conclusion you can come to. People don't abandon deeply held beliefs in a few years and the character counts party is now in a position where they're up there voluntarily dressed like some sort of aging boy band reunion and talking about the president, a guy that wants to be president who was accused of having sex with a porn star 10 days or so after his son, youngest son was born, who paid her off.

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I wrote it was all a lie because I don't know any other conclusion you can come to.

You know, people don't abandon deeply held beliefs in a few years. And this party, this was the character counts party.

You know, Peggy Noonan wrote a book when character was king and they're up there voluntarily dressed like some sort of aging boy band reunion and talking about the president, a guy that wants to be president United States who had accused of having sex with a porn star 10 days or so after his son, youngest son was born, who paid her off.

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