Sarah Longwell

Sarah Longwell is the executive director of Republicans for the Rule of Law, publisher of The Bulwark, and host of the Focus Group podcast.

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The January 6 Hearings Are Changing Republicans’ Minds

GOP voters want political power. And they’re no longer sure Donald Trump is the best way to get it.
- Sarah Longwell
- July 28, 2022
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Trump Supporters Explain Why They Believe the Big Lie

For many of Trump’s voters, the belief that the election was stolen is not a fully formed thought. It’s more of an attitude, or a tribal pose.
- Sarah Longwell
- April 18, 2022
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Why People Who Hate Trump Stick With Him

Since 2018, I’ve conducted roughly 50 focus groups with Trump voters to understand the shifting dynamics within the Republican Party.
- Sarah Longwell
- October 19, 2020
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Mitt Romney, It’s Time

The senator is best positioned to pry the Republican Party from President Trump’s hands.
- Sarah Longwell
- October 23, 2019