Why Trumps Spiraling Obsession with Verdict Has Unnerved Some GOPers
b'Some Republicans\\xa0are reportedly worried\\xa0that Donald Trump\\u2019s ongoing public attacks on his criminal conviction show that he\\u2019s overly focused on lathering up his base, and refuses to grasp that the verdict will likely alienate swing voters. We think this highlights a deeper truth about Trump and the MAGA movement itself: They cannot acknowledge that such Trump-centrict obsessions might be unpopular with the broader electorate, as this would constitute showing weakness. We talked to\\xa0Washington Post\\xa0reporter Isaac Arnsdorf, author of an\\xa0excellent new book\\xa0called\\xa0Finish What We Started: The MAGA Movement\\u2019s Ground War to End Democracy,\\xa0who helped us unravel this tangle of MAGA pathologies. Listen to this episode\\xa0here.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'