by less than half a percentage point. it was a ss t landslide. it was a l mandate. w itas was also 40 years ago. and in some ways seems even longer than that. since reagan the positivistre puregu tonight, we will examine today . republican party on the eve of yet anotheblicr presidential election. what does the party believe, what is the republican position on foreign policy, cultural issues. how if the party has changed, where is it going? california and new york, will be popular vote be in play againag for a nominee or does winninaig require running the electoral college gauntlets. we are joined tonight by four people who have worked in or around politics for decades. they are very likely to have different views on some issues and may prioritize issuesiz differently. they maye sues represent peopley differensentt orthodoxies withie party but they have come together to discuss policy and politics in the upcoming race for president. as we begin tonight we start with a quoten
by less than half a percentage point. it was a ss t landslide. it was a l mandate. w itas was also 40 years ago. and in some ways seems even longer than that. since reagan the positivistre puregu tonight, we will examine today . republican party on the eve of yet anotheblicr presidential election. what does the party believe, what is the republican position on foreign policy, cultural issues. how if the party has changed, where is it going? california and new york, will be popular vote be in play againag for a nominee or does winninaig require running the electoral college gauntlets. we are joined tonight by four people who have worked in or around politics for decades. they are very likely to have different views on some issues and may prioritize issuesiz differently. they maye sues represent peopley
welcome to the each of you. 2023, katie. someone ask you what does it mean to be a republican, what is your response? you can define republicans in a lot of different ways. obviously a lot of different factions within the republican t i know what it means k to be a conservative and i dno y the year 2023 a means having your own individual decisions and ways to run your life without much government interference. i think in the aftermath of the covert pandemic which change the world, we sacow government overreach in ways we haven t seenreac before and we ve seen e expansion of government in ways that a lot of people are veryop uncomfortable withle who are noe necessaril ny republicans, whetr it is parental rights in schools, keeping things from parents that taxpayers are actually paying for or making your own medical decisions on the other side of the political aisle. when it comes to different candidates, obviously we live in a republic where we have 50 states, very different