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The Rest Is Politics examines the president's post-election defiance, while Rory Stewart argues that "America First" could outlast him.
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How Trump Is Calling A Disastrous Midterms Another “Victory”.
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- 1:33Campbell and Stewart trace Trump's shift from early acceptance of Republican losses to defiance.
- 2:05Stewart explains Miller's conflict-centred worldview; Campbell sees his appointment as a refusal to accept criticism.
- 8:35The hosts distinguish Republican isolationists from traditional moderates when considering the party's future.
- 16:43Stewart's Ohio farmer encounter illustrates his argument that living costs mattered more to voters than foreign policy.
- 35:09New Zealand's election prompts an examination of how mixed-member proportional representation complicates coalition formation.
- 44:51The Israeli election discussion examines the coalition obstacles facing Gadi Eisenkot and Benjamin Netanyahu.
Donald Trump's move from accepting Republican losses to presenting another victory is the turn Alastair Campbell wants to explain. For the former Downing Street communications director, the appointment of Stephen Miller as chief of staff is a revealing part of the answer.
"appointing Stephen Miller as Chief of Staff was a sign that he is not accepting any of the criticism," Campbell says on The Rest Is Politics. He and Rory Stewart examine Miller's public praise of Trump as evidence of an administration resisting the implications of the midterm result, rather than preparing a political reset.
The episode drew about 301,000 views since yesterday. It follows the pair's earlier discussion of Democratic gains, but shifts the question from why Republicans lost to what Trump and his movement do with that defeat.
Stewart separates the president's fortunes from the durability of his ideas. The hosts discuss the distance between Republican isolationists and more traditional figures such as Mike Pence and Mitt Romney. Stewart's argument is that a change of party in power would not necessarily restore America's previous international outlook: "America First will stay, even if the Democrats come in."
An encounter with an Ohio farmer supplies a more everyday counterpoint. Stewart recalls how little foreign policy featured compared with living costs, challenging the weight political commentators give overseas affairs. Campbell brings British campaign experience into the discussion of when international events actually influence votes.
The episode, which includes a sponsored energy segment, later broadens into New Zealand's mixed-member proportional system and Israel's coalition negotiations. Those sections take the conversation beyond Trump's response to defeat and into another problem: how an election result becomes a workable government.
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