Ross Douthat is back on TheRemnant to provide a post-mortem for the Iowa caucuses. With the first result of the race now in, is Donald Trump’s renomination guaranteed? Where did Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley go wrong? Would a second Trump administration be staffed entirely by crazy people? And could a Trump-Biden rematch cause Jonah and Ross to rethink their life choices?

Show Notes:

-Watch this episode on YouTube

-Ross: “How Trump’s Opponents Made Iowa Easy for Him”

-Ross’ 2020 book, The Decadent Society

-Ramesh Ponnuru: “The 2024 Campaign Has Left Republicans in a State of Confusion”

-Martin Gurri’s The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium

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