Heather Cox Richardson

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448 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 20 Jul

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The Best People with Nicolle Wallace · Heather Cox Richardson on America’s Vibe Shift · 20 Jul 2026 podcast

Because I think you can say there are those people who have committed crimes. matched

And, you know, we could make perhaps a list of some of those who don't want those looked into. matched

But that's a small minority. matched

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A lot of his sycophants around him stay because they know they would never have another chance with anybody in an administration that was merit-based. matched

You know, Pete Hegseth was never going to be Secretary of Defense under an actual merit-based system. matched

But then there are a lot of people who seem to be simply hoping that all this is going to pass and go away. matched

And I do not understand. matched

I feel like watching American history, if you were a Republican right now who wasn't dirty... matched

and who was smart, matched

you would step up at this moment and say, they have corrupted the Republican Party. matched

I'm going to take it back to its noble roots because it has quite noble roots. matched

And I'm going to call for the things that Republicans called for in the past that nowadays have an 80% approval rating. matched

I mean, it's Teddy Roosevelt and Eisenhower who really put in the hard work for universal healthcare before the Democrats picked it up and made it happen. matched

So to me, that's like an express train to the presidency and to future power. matched

And I do not understand why they're not doing it. matched

What do you think? matched

Well, so I wonder if it's worth thinking about. matched

The Republican Party has an ideology that is deeply ingrained in Americans' DNA at this point, and that's never going to go away. matched

But I was thinking about this as I was working through a project where I was trying to be politically inclusive and recognize that... matched

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