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5/18 Trump is the GOP, When Democrats Used to Win the Heartland w/ Cory Haala

May 18, 2026

5/18/26 – Sam Seder and Emma Vigeland welcome Corey Haala, assistant Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and author of “When Democrats Won the Heartland: Progressive Populism in the Age of Reagan” https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p089176

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