Political Scientists Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson on How the Right Rules
b'The Republican party has increasingly relied on incendiary appeals from the social right to win over voters, while advancing policies that cater less to the average voter and more to wealthy donors. That\\u2019s according to political scientists Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson. In their fourth book together, "Let Them Eat Tweets: How the Right Rules in an Age of Extreme Inequality," they break down the GOP\\u2019s strategy of acquiring populist voters through fear-mongering and race-baiting. And now, during the Trump administration, the authors write that \\u201cthe \\u2018dog whistle\\u2019 invoking racialized themes has given way to the bullhorn.\\u201d Hacker and Pierson join us to discuss their latest book and why the GOP continues to advance unpopular policies -- and stall popular ones in the Senate -- even in an election year.'