US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks at rally in New Hampshire, 2016.(Photo by Zach D Roberts / NurPhoto)
Republican disarray deepens after New Hampshire: Rick Perlstein explains the dilemma of the GOP establishment, as their chosen candidates continue to slide.
Start Making Sense is hosted by Jon Wiener and co-produced by the Los Angeles Review of Books.
Also: The startling success of Bernie Sanders in New Hampshire. It’s not just that he’s from the state next door, says D. D. Guttenplan. And Hillary’s problem is bigger than “the messaging.”
And Jane Mayer of The New Yorker examines the secret efforts of the Koch brothers and their billionaire friends to move the Republican Party to the right—the far, far right.
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