Opinion: Is There Any Juice Left to Squeeze From MAGA?
A Changed Political Map
Robert Siegel opens by saying the midterms have unsettled assumptions about the political landscape. Ideas about which states each party can win have been challenged, he says. The discussion looks ahead to what the election may mean for both parties. The participants also consider how new questions have replaced earlier predictions about the country’s political future.
What Comes After Trump
One central question is whether MAGA can endure without Donald Trump. The program brings together Siegel, Dionne and Carney to debate that possibility. The conversation follows an election that, according to its introduction, overturned expectations about where and how each party could prevail. The excerpt does not provide the participants’ conclusions on MAGA’s future.
Democrats’ New Power
The panel also turns to what Democrats might do with their newly gained power. That question sits alongside the debate over the future of MAGA. The excerpt introduces the topics and the opening question, asking each participant what impression from the election stayed with them. It does not include their individual responses.
Key points
- The midterms challenged expectations about where both parties can win.
- Robert Siegel hosts a discussion with E.J. Dionne Jr. and Tim Carney.
- The panel considers whether MAGA can outlast Donald Trump.
- The discussion asks what Democrats can do with their new power.