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The episode discusses the future of the conservative movement with a focus on the upcoming midterms and GOP primaries.

Steve Hayes is joined by Mike Warren, Jonah Goldberg, and Chris Stirewalt to discuss the future of the conservative movement ahead of the 2026 midterms and 2028 GOP primaries. The Agenda: —Subscribe to The Dispatch’s new newsletter, Next Right —The war for the GOP —Trump’s successor —Ideological demography of Republicans —2028 GOP primaries —Mike’s conversation with Gov. Brian Kemp —NWYT: Aspic Show notes: —Mike Warren on CNN —How unpopular is Donald Trump? —Boiling Frogs on non-MAGA Republicans The Dispatch Podcast is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a nonpartisan perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including audio versions of all our articles and newsletters—⁠click here⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Host: Steve Hayes

Guests: Mike Warren, Jonah Goldberg, Chris Stirewalt

Topics covered

• conservative movement
• GOP primaries
• 2026 midterms
• Trump's successor
• Republican ideology

Keywords

• conservative movement
• GOP
• 2026 midterms
• 2028 primaries
• Trump
• Republicans
• Brian Kemp

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Organizations: The Dispatch, CNN

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