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Is MAGA dead?

November 5, 2026·25 min·4-min readnarrativepolitics
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This episode of Today Explained examines the Republican Party's catastrophic midterm defeat and the ensuing 'narrative warfare' over who and what killed MAGA, featuring Vox's Andrew Prokop on the intra-party blame game and conservative writer Rod Dreher on whether the movement can survive

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Rod Dreher

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Andrew ProkopRod DreherDonald TrumpJD VanceRon DeSantisJohn CurtisEric EricksonKristi NoemTucker CarlsonMarco RubioGreg AbbottNoel King

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Weimar Americaby Rod Dreher

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Daily News BriefDemocracyElectionsPolitical NewsUs Politics

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