Political science professor Brandon Rottinghaus joins us. His research over the years has been a political scandal and the question he keeps referring to over time, do scandal still matter when it comes to a politicians career and the minds of voters . Do scandal still matter . It is a good question, and i think pertinent because we often use scandals as a way to treat accountability and frame able to call system that sometimes voters do not get a chance to say directly and definitively how the process should go, so having a scandal in some ways is good because it exposes these kinds of problems and makes leadership in government change things to make it so these things cannot happen again. On a question of whether scandal still matter, it is an evolving story. That is what makes it so fascinating. I came of age politically during the clinton administration. You get a sense of how it is that the system works mahout polarization was creeping in and politicians were just beginning to und
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Host good morning. Donald trump and 18 codefendants and over his loss in the state. Latest indictment includes 13 of which were lodged against the former president. This morning, we are getting your reaction on the phone lines, as usual. Republicans can call in at 202 7488001. Democrats can call in at 202 7488000. Independent colors can callers at 202 7488002. Good morning to you. The first page, the headline as trump and 18 allies indicted in georgia. And charged with conspiring to overturn the 2020 election. The District Attorney announcing that indictment late last night. Today, based on information developed by that investigation, the Fulton County grand jury is charging 19 individuals with violations of georgia law arising from a sole conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 president ial election. The indictment includes 41 felony counts and is 90 seven pages long. Everyone charged is presumed innocent. This brings charges against donald j. Trump, rudolph William Lewis giul