Are Trump & Cruz signs of conservative media's grip on GOP?

Published: Feb. 6, 2016, 4:39 a.m.

Leslie is joined by Brian Rosenwald, a fellow at Robert A Fox Leadership Program at the University of Pennsylvania and an instructor at Penn.

They discuss a piece that Brian co-wrote with Michael Smerconish for CNN entitled "Ted Cruz and Donald Trump: Signs of conservative media's grip on GOP."

Brian Rosenwald conducts research for the Slate Podcast Whistlestop and a book companion to the podcast. Brian works at the intersection of 4 disciplines— history, political science, media studies, and communications.

Brian's Twitter handle is @BrianRos1 and his website is www.BrianRosenwald.com.

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