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Zoe Anderson
From nearly the beginning, the 2016 Republican primary contest moved on two tracks. On one track, it was a conventional GOP contest with conventional GOP candidates — Ted Cruz, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Scott Walker, plus a host of conventional GOP also-rans. And on the other track was Donald Trump. First, many politicos and journalists ignored Trump, or treated him like a novelty candidate. But it soon became clear to anyone who looked — and not many did — that Trump was not only a serious candidate but was exposing a deep divide between the populist and establishment wings of the Republican Party.
GUEST: Jeff Kauffman, Chairman, Republican Party of Iowa/Chairman; RNC Presidential Nominating Process Committee
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Speakers and Presenters
Byron York, IOP Spring 2026 Resident Fellow; Chief Political Correspondent, Washington Examiner & Fox News Contributor;
Jeff Kauffman, Chairman, Republican Party of Iowa/Chairman; RNC Presidential Nominating Process Committee