Trump's Ad Is Backfiring — Spectacularly
Ken Harbaugh breaks down a taxpayer-funded ad pushing Trump’s authoritarian rhetoric, arguing it’s backfiring as his approval craters ahead of a potentially historic November.

Ken Harbaugh breaks down a taxpayer-funded ad pushing Trump’s authoritarian rhetoric, arguing it’s backfiring as his approval craters ahead of a potentially historic November.
Ken Harbaugh breaks down a taxpayer-funded ad pushing Trump’s authoritarian rhetoric, arguing it’s backfiring as his approval craters ahead of a potentially historic November. He’s joined by former Republican strategist Stuart Stevens — who ran Romney’s 2012 campaign before breaking with the GOP — for part one of a two-part conversation on how Democrats turn a wave election into real political realignment.
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