This Two-Term Republican Governor Says Donald Trump Must Drop Out of the Presidential Race. Here’s What’s Bothering Asa Hutchinson

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This Two-Term Republican Governor Says Donald Trump Must Drop Out of the Presidential Race. Here’s What’s Bothering Asa Hutchinson

Johanna Maska

Aug 01, 2023

Johanna Maska talks to Asa Hutchinson, the two term Republican governor of Arkansas who is running a shoestring campaign for the GOP presidential nomination. Hutchinson stands out as a figure who has served with vast experience in Republican politics — he was first appointed to office by Ronald Reagan — and for his outspoken condemnation of Trump. Hutchinson and Maska talk about why he is running, his concerns about the future and what he sees as other candidates’ weakness in taking on Trump, and ultimately winning the election. So far Hutchinson hasn’t made the debate stage, but he continues the aggressive push to get the low dollar donors to make his case.

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Johanna Maska takes a fresh look at how we make political progress. As Director of Press Advance for President Obama’s White House and one of his early campaign staffers, Maska knows what it takes to move the needle on the national stage and in the presidential primaries. She takes us past the talking points to look at what it will take to make progress in today’s polarized political environment.

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