A GOP civil war? Dont bet on it
If you\u2019ve paid any attention to the news lately, you\u2019ve probably heard this line: There\u2019s a \u201ccivil war\u201d raging within the GOP. Republican leadership is duking it out in the open after losing the White House, the House and the Senate; just this week, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy ousted his No. 3, Rep. Liz Cheney. On this Playbook Deep Dive, political analyst Jeff Greenfield digs into a contrarian argument with Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza: There is no civil war. This is a purge of anyone who isn't sticking to the party line \u2014 and it might actually strengthen the GOP.\nRyan Lizza is a co-author of POLITICO Playbook.Jeff Greenfield is a five-time Emmy-winning network television analyst and author.Adrienne Hurst is a producer for POLITICO audio.Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO audio.Jenny Ament is senior producer for POLITICO audio.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.\nSHOW NOTES\n\nA GOP Civil War? Don\u2019t Bet On It, by Jeff Greenfield\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices