🎧 Biden Begins

Episode summary: David, Helen and Gary reflect on what lies ahead for American politics and for the Biden administration. Does Trump pose more of a threat from inside or outside the Republican party? Is immigration about to become the central partisan dividing line once again? How much good can calls for unity do in such a fractured country? Plus, we look at Trump’s list of entrants for his garden of national heroes. From Emily Dickinson to Hannah Arendt to Woody Guthrie - but no Bruce Springsteen. What’s going on? Talking Points: Many in the Republican Party, including McConnell, have never liked Trump—are they now breaking with him? - Attempts to establish new parties can shake up American politics, but they rarely succeed. - The Trump candidacy was a disaster for the Republican establishment from the beginning. - McConnell is willing to consider impeachment because Trump still represents a threat to the mainstream Republican Party. Success in American party politics requires party organization in all 50 states. - This is…