Maddow: The GOP needs ‘radical transformation’
The Republican Party needs a “pretty radical transformation,” MS NOW’s Rachel Maddow says, after Democrats took back control of the House and Senate in the 2026 midterm elections.
“Whatever the degree of distinction was between MAGA Trump Republicanism and pre-Donald Trump Republicanism, I think we’re going to need to see that distinction again in the other direction in order for the Republicans to get back to being a governing entity,” she said.
Maddow sat down with Amna Nawaz for the latest episode of PBS News’ podcast, “Settle In,” to discuss the midterms and her new book, “Department of Fate.”
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