Award-winning author and researcher Ross Benes stopped by the Bunker to talk with Brad about one of his favorite topics: the transformation of the Republican party and rural America. Benes' new book Rural Rebellion: How Nebraska Became a Republican Stronghold is both a personal account of the change in his home town and a deep-dive into the political figures who have moved Nebraska far to the political Right.

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