This podcast episode explores the Republican Party's reckoning after its 2022 midterm losses. The hosts travel to the RNC's winter meeting in Dana Point, California, to gauge the party's mood and understand how it plans to move forward. The episode highlights tensions within the party, with the grassroots demanding more transparency and involvement, while establishment figures aim to balance the interests of donors, political figures, and grassroots supporters. The RNC chair election, seen as a moment of reckoning, resulted in the decisive victory of incumbent chair Ronna McDaniel, despite widespread disappointment and criticism from some members. The episode also discusses the ongoing debate about former President Donald Trump's influence on the party and the challenges of healing the deep divisions within the party.
