Why GOP Candidates Are Ignoring Trump

Mike Warren is joined by Jonah Goldberg, Megan McArdle, and Kevin Williamson to discuss why GOP midterm candidates aren’t heeding President Donald Trump’s electoral advice, as well as Texas Railroad Commission candidate Bo French’s racist tweet about a University of Texas football game.

The Agenda:

—GOP candidates ignoring Trump

—Making the election about Trump

—Bo French’s anti-Indian racism

—"Just talk about Abdul El-Sayed"

—NWYT: Demolishing the Kennedy Center

Show notes:

—Jonah Goldberg: Where Have the Grown-Ups Gone? 

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