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Trump'S Primary Purges and Gop Cohesion

How Trump-backed primary challenges are reshaping Republican candidate selection, party discipline, and the policy stakes heading into the midterms.

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6 booksMay 25, 2026
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  1. Party of the People

    1. Party of the People

    Patrick Ruffini
    Explains contemporary efforts to build a populist Republican coalition and why Trump-style appeals succeed with primary...
    Shelf signal: Elections & Campaigns
  2. The United States of Trump

    2. The United States of Trump

    Bill O'Reilly, Bill O'Reilly
    Provides an insider-focused narrative on Trump's political operation and how his influence reshapes Republican...
    Shelf signal: The Presidency & Executive
  3. Fools on the Hill

    3. Fools on the Hill

    Dana Milbank
    Analyzes the dysfunction and factionalism in the Republican House that make it vulnerable to primary interventions and...
    Shelf signal: Congress & Legislatures
  4. Listen, Liberal

    4. Listen, Liberal

    Thomas Frank
    Offers a critique of elite party strategies and explains the broader realignment tensions between party leadership and...
    Shelf signal: Conservatism & Liberalism
  5. The Project

    5. The Project

    David A. Graham, Ari Fliakos
    Maps the concrete policy agenda (Project 2025) that incentives Trump-aligned activists and donors use to name and back...
    Shelf signal: The Presidency & Executive
  6. Why We Did It

    6. Why We Did It

    Tim Miller, Josh Bloomberg
    A former Republican operative's account of why party actors supported Trump-era strategies, useful for understanding...
    Shelf signal: Conservatism & Liberalism
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