These Republicans are going...big government?

Published: Sept. 3, 2021, 9 a.m.

There's an intra-party fight on the right \u2014 and it's not (all) about Trump! For decades, conservatives have called for the government to take a hands-off approach to the economy. But now, a group of self-styled \u201ccommon good capitalists\u201d \u2014 like Sen. Marco Rubio \u2014 want to change that. And, they\u2019re gaining power.\xa0It\u2019s a divide not only over what policy approach is best, but what the most effective political strategy is for the GOP in the 21st century. Playbook co-author Tara Palmeri talks with an influential voice in this new economic counterculture \u2014\xa0Oren Cass,\xa0head of American Compass\xa0and Mitt Romney's former campaign advisor,\xa0as well as Eliana Johnson, POLITICO Magazine contributor and editor-in-chief of the Washington Free Beacon, about this policy divide and where the 2024 GOP hopefuls land on this spectrum.\nTara Palmeri is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.Eliana Johnson is a contributing editor for POLITICO Magazine and editor-in-chief of the Washington Free Beacon.Oren Cass is Mitt Romney's former campaign advisor and executive director of American Compass.Adrienne Hurst is a producer for POLITICO audio.Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO audio.Jenny Ament is the senior producer for POLITICO audio.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices