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Neal and Julie discuss the challenges of Republican unity amidst factional infighting and the impact of media on public values regarding abortion and LGBTQ issues.

Send us Fan Mail Neal and Julie bounced between politics, public culture, and a surprisingly sticky public-health story, with Neal opening on what he sees as a familiar Democratic Party problem: letting the far-left “drive the bus,” even as Republicans struggle with unity and factional infighting. The conversation widened into how modern media environments can shift people’s values and voting behavior—especially around abortion and LGBTQ issues—along with Neal’s warning that pro-life messagin...

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