The Political Cost of Trump’s War
3/14/202632 min
Voters are not happy about President Trump’s war in Iran — and the polls are starting to show it. The Conversation convenes this week with the contributing writer and Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson, the contributing writer E.J. Dionne Jr. and the former “All Things Considered” host Robert Siegel to unpack the war and what it could mean for gas prices and the midterm elections.
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First 90 secondsRobert Siegel· Host0:00
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Speaker 10:02
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Kristen Soltis Anderson· Guest0:12
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Speaker 10:16
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Speaker 40:38
You've heard the news. Here's what to make of it.
Robert Siegel· Host0:40
[upbeat music] Hi, I'm Robert Siegel, once again in conversation about politics with two people who know much more about the subject than I ever will. E.J. Dionne, who has, uh, covered and written news stories, columns, books about politics for decades. Welcome.
E.J. Dionne Jr.· Guest1:04
Joy to be with you.
Robert Siegel· Host1:05
And joining us for the first time, Kristin Soltis Anderson. She's a Republican pollster and writer. She wrote the book The Selfie Vote about millennials. She has contributed stories to The Times about some very interesting focus groups that she's conducted. Kristin, welcome. It's great to have you with us.
Kristen Soltis Anderson· Guest1:20
Thank you for having me.
E.J. Dionne Jr.· Guest1:21
I wanna say it's a joy to be with Kristin, whom I've known for a long time and learned from for a l- for a long time.
Kristen Soltis Anderson· Guest1:25
Yes, what a privilege this is to, to get to be here with E.J, and to be with you.