We're talking about, like, 2012, you know? What's the point of editing this? I found it racist at worst, or certainly race baiting is maybe the most sensitive thing you could say about it. I focused the book on essentially 2007, the pre-McCain-Palin campaign era through the present day. MILLER: Yeah. Meanwhile, Trump's bleats are getting more demented and DeSantis is all-in on attacking him for fast-tracking a vaccine. During an interview at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Tim Miller a former deputy communications director for the RNC, asked Lake if it's time for Republicans to change the strategy and appeal to more moderate voters, given "we've lost three straight elections." This is crazy. Back in the '90s, you know, they might listen to Rush, but they'd see, you know, Tom Brokaw at night. But none of the top-level people did. And this was the recommendations, which would flatten our biases. DAVIES: Like, one of your trackers might find something, some embarrassing thing a Democrat would say. [18], Following the 2016 United States presidential election, Miller joined Definers Public Affairs, an opposition research-styled consulting firm working for corporate clients. And I think that all of this set the stage for Trump's rise. And so you would think that he would be mad at me, but no. - that you are, you know, too concerned about the details and not concerned enough about winning. You know, after the 2012 presidential cycle, you formed a thing called America Rising, which was DAVIES: You describe it as a chop shop that would mercilessly investigate and then eviscerate Democratic candidates and causes. What about that? His new book is "Why We Did It: A Travelogue From The Republican Road To Hell." : Why Women and Men Must Join Forces to Achieve True Equality(Free Press, 1999) andGrowing Up in Moscow: Memories of a Soviet Girlhood(Ticknor & Fields, 1989). And I really was. JVL? And then my friend Caroline, who I end the book with, said this to me on the record. The Bulwark's Tim Miller has changed his tune on Twitter's censorship of the NY Post story. Excited that @BulwarkOnline has the #1 Florida Man - Biden's man in Duval @steveschale - dissecting what went wrong for Democrats in the Sunshine State. But now, like, we'd created an entire ecosystem - from talk radio to Rush, to all these conservative media outlets - where we were constantly needing to feed that, you know, with negative information about Democrats. [17] It was noted during the 2014 United States elections for deploying "trackers" to follow Democratic elected officials around Capitol Hill. - people that would check facts and do real journalism. He had some, you know, I think, kind of an interesting, strange personal life in the way that his marriage had went, and DAVIES: He was a governor of Indiana. Those - that was the reason Mitt Romney lost Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, not, you know, because of the self-deportation. And, you know, I look back at that and I say, OK, well, if I was able to do that, that explains quite a bit about how a lot of my colleagues ended up justifying going along with Donald Trump even though they found him, you know, repugnant. You worked mostly for moderate Republicans. In his teenage years, he entered politics as a volunteer and began working on his skills as a spokesman for the Republican National Committee. And I'd take out Hussein in Barack Hussein Obama, you know, because obviously - you know, stoking racist sentiment against him. Tim has taken over the Triad this morning with a report from on the ground in Arizona. Tim is active on social media accounts such as Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Days from Crashing into the Debt Ceiling? We're speaking with Tim Miller. He's a former Republican communications staffer. This book is about the people who knew better but went along anyway. He was a communications director for the Jeb Bush 2016 presidential campaign, and subsequently became an outspoken Republican critic of former U.S. president Donald Trump. Or, you know, people want to follow your thoughts on social media. Kim Wehle is a contributor toThe Bulwark. Founded in 2018 by Sarah Longwell, Charlie Sykes, and Bill Kristol,The Bulwarkfocuses on political analysis and reporting without partisan loyalties or tribal prejudices. Breitbart did a banner headline one time. Due to his mysterious nature, no identity details of Millers family members are available on the internet. DAVIES: You know, one rationalization for going to work for Donald Trump that you are pretty dismissive of is the argument of a lot of people who took jobs in the Trump administration that, look; it's the government. And with the benefit of hindsight, I look back on it and see pretty clearly that it shouldn't have been surprising that somebody like Trump would have been able to take over a party and a political system that was, you know, the way that we had - you know, that we'd been playing it. And what that entails was, you know, basically always focusing the research, the opposition research, and the tracking on Democrats even, like you said at times, when the candidate was more appealing. Tim Miller Writer-at-Large Tens of thousands of paid subscribers Timodc Bulwark+ By The Bulwark Analysis and reporting on politics and culture in America. And I think that's right. But there were other right-wing websites that I'd send them an idea for a tip. I wasn't doing anything illegal. He's a former Republican communications operative who's written a book about the Republican Party's embrace of Donald Trump and his own role in creating the climate that enabled Trump's rise. He lives in Mequon, Wisconsin with his wife and three dogs. He speaks Arabic, Spanish and the kind of English that puts Texans at ease. William Saletan is a writer at The Bulwark. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Miller: This is "Not My Party," brought to you by The Bulwark.Over the past three months, Trump's primary lead has ballooned from 15 percent to 37 percent according to the RCP polling . He was previously Communications Director for Jeb Bush 2016 and the anti-Trump Our Principles PAC. Tim Miller was born on October 10, 1964, in Colorado. Benjamin Parker is a senior editor at The Bulwark. [22] The book details Miller's political career, and analyzes the rise of Trump and the motivations of Republican politicians who remained firmly loyal to the MAGA movement. Like, your bosses would be impressed. And we're speaking with Tim Miller. RT @BulwarkOnline: On the weekend Bulwark podcast, @timodc said the climate hasn't felt this threatening to the LGBTQ community since Pride Month in 2016, when the Pulse nightclub shooting happened. She is also a professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law and a former assistant U.S. attorney and associate independent counsel in the Whitewater investigation and author of How to Read the Constitution and Why(Harper Collins). An updated paperback edition was released in October, 2018. MILLER: I hated it. He has also spoken extensively on university campuses. [1] He later earned a bachelor's degree from the George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs. DAVIES: You talked about when you were working at the Republican National Committee and for America Rising. I didn't find any of those people interesting. Young, who was born in Moscow and came to the United States with her family in 1980, is the author of two books:Ceasefire! And all of a sudden, you know, you have access to the congressman or access to the Senate. Whichever side you choose, well be back tomorrow, and well do this all over again. Good afternoon and welcome to Press Pass, The Bulwark 's twice-a-week glimpse into the halls of Congress, the campaign trail, and sundry Washington weirdness. Accuracy and availability may vary. And I would send them back. He's done two Netflix comedy specials, and he stars in a new Netflix series based on his life called "Mo." So they were desperate for things that would make Democrats look bad, that would make their viewers, readers want to come to the site. No tribal prejudices. You know, a lot of Republicans who have denounced Donald Trump eventually came around to embrace him. There's a lot there. DAVIES: FRESH AIR's executive producer is Danny Miller. He was afounder ofThe Weekly Standard, and is a regular guest on leading political commentary shows. It ended up having more than Breitbart for a while because the material was so viral on Facebook. I don't - you know, she mentioned plastic - or paper straws. He was previously political director for Republican Voters Against Trump and communications director for Jeb Bush 2016. DAVIES: So that was the idea, a balanced diet and some real journalism in there - right? Miller's book is "Why We Did It: A Travelogue From The Republican Road To Hell.". Like, we can - we slowly but surely are co-opting them and dragging them to the right. We'll continue our conversation after this break. . And yet somehow these Republicans in the establishment still are deluding themselves that they're in control despite the fact that Donald Trump has completely taken over the party and that their voters are demanding that they, you know, increasingly endorse these far-right or conspiratorial views. His book is called "Why We Did It: A Travelogue From The Republican Road To Hell.". In 2004, he worked as a field staffer for President Bushs re-election campaign. At times, that were - not Breitbart. It's a town that is also run by young people, you know? And it was, you know - the "reporter," quote, unquote, sent me three emails. Like, the only writers at the site who got any clicks were the ones who were just writing effusively praise or the articles about Donald Trump and, you know, really nasty memes and, you know, short social media posts about the left. In 2015, Miller was hired by former Florida Gov. And so we had to have this summit where we discussed whether or not they were going to take my edits. But in short, my view is that anybody who really thought they went in to, quote-unquote, "save the country" - there was this group called the Committee to Save America, you know, which was, you know, John Kelly et al. Tim Miller: Tim Scott and Ron DeSantis make it officially official, so let's check out their pre-campaign report cards. DAVIES: Right. She started saying, OK, well, as much as I thought I could save the country, clearly, I can't anymore, given his behavior after the election. Let me reintroduce you. And so hopefully some real news and some, you know, kind of harmless, funny material could live in harmony with this, you know, kind of race-baiting, red-meat kind of conservative news that you see on Breitbart. Like, she does offer a way out for those people who had these rationalizations that became no longer operative after January 6. They won in this. A political consultant, Tom is also a writer, mainly known for his involvement in Anti-Trump advocacy. Tim Miller, a writer at The Bulwark, is the author of "Why We Did It: A Travelogue From the Republican Road to Hell." The Times is committed to publishing a diversity of letters to the editor. [15][16], In 2013, Miller co-founded America Rising, an opposition research group focused on surfacing negative stories about Democrats, where he served as executive director. And it's nonsense about the election, stop the steal, the fraud. And our guest is Tim Miller. 3. And I just replied to them. I received a phone call after the book came out from one of the Breitbart reporters who I had very harsh words for. Tyler and Caroline Jameson's maternal grandmother, Mary Hinkle, passed away in November 2021 after battling cancer. The False Promise of Higher Education. And what they get it means is, they want to compete as hard as possible on behalf of their candidate. And I would realize how, like, other people, other professionals, they appreciate someone on the other side even who knows the craft. And Donald Trump is a phony and a charlatan, but he had this right - you know, is that the Republican establishment was fake. Tim Miller, welcome to FRESH AIR. DAVIES: You know, I agree that the discussion with Alyssa Farah Griffin is is interesting. Show your support with Bulwark merchandise. Campaign roles I was playing this game the whole time, which has its own problems, as we've been discussing. And like I said before, I was much more aligned with, like, a centrist Democrat than I would have been with Steve Bannon. In a way, they were taking advantage of you to gain respectability, right? I think I called him a grown-up Ralph Wiggum that you wouldn't even believe was real. MILLER: Yeah. The work ofThe Bulwarkis made sustainable by ourBulwark+members. But they were developing a real-life anger that allowed them to justify working for somebody they knew was dangerous. He is known for his role as communications director for Jeb Bushs 2016 presidential campaign and as an outspoken Republican critic of former US President Donald Trump. But I think a lot of our listeners DAVIES: Will wonder, well, why are you having this guy on who, you know, debased American political discourse and weakened democracy? And I said, well, no, probably not. It wasn't like the boring 90s, but politics this week felt almost normal. I mean, first of all, at the time, what did you think of their agenda, their messages? But I just - I do reject this notion that it's up to some mid-level staffer to be the one to save the country from itself. He was a communications director for the Jeb Bush 2016 presidential campaign, and subsequently became an outspoken Republican critic of former U.S. president Donald Trump . Show your support with Bulwark merchandise. I'm Dave Davies, and this is FRESH AIR. No, trust me. in Business Administration from Saint Louis University. You know that there are all these - that there's a handful of sociopaths, a handful of bigots, a handful of idiots that work for Donald Trump. What she says, Tim, is, you know, your argument that you should that - the responsible people should not have gone in is essentially a let it burn argument, that, you know, if that's what people voted for, then let's get the worst government that Donald Trump can give us, and people will see what it's really made of, and we'll come to a reckoning sooner. Hannah Yoest is an art director at The Bulwark. [13] He was included by The Washington Post on a list of Republicans "who hate Donald Trump the most". Jameson currently serves as Vice President of Government Relations at Impossible Foods. When I was first at the Republican campaign school, the person that was teaching the class said the nicest thing you can say about a political operative is that they get it. We should, you know, moderate on immigration and criminal justice reform to appeal to voters of color. But what I realized was, in this D.C. culture that I'm now separate from, having been cast out of the party, that is - at dinner parties, that is what they do to comfort themselves, right? You could just ghostwrite me the perfect article, you know, on this website that Republican primary readers read? His most recent book, How the Right Lost Its Mind, published by St. Martins Press, was released in October 2017. He called and said, you are the one who gets it. They get that the point of the game is to win. Tim Miller Nov 8, 2022 99 203 Hey fam: JVL here. And, no, I would not have supported any of their candidates. His new book is "Why We Did It: A Travelogue From The Republican Road To Hell." He's a former Republican communications staffer. Tell us a little bit about how you made that relationship work for you. - would get a couple of beers in them, and then they would start ranting to me about how mad they are at us Never Trumpers and The Lincoln Project and The Bulwark and the media and how the media is out to get them and how woke culture is out to get them and how their wife's friend called them a racist at a dinner party. Most offices have maybe one graybeard or two graybeards. He was co-editor of the National Review College Guide. In his series of Not My Party videos, Tim Miller a Never Trump conservative and former Republican who supported now-President Joe Biden in the 2020 election has offered countless examples . Like, why are you screwing this up? No partisan loyalties. What wasn't even suggested was actually, maybe we should challenge some of the other shibboleths of the Republican Party. What about that argument? And - or, you know, they would email questions. Undercover Boss (with Rep. Abigail Spanberger), Ron DeSantis Has an Elizabeth Warren Problem, Dont Daydream of a Third Party President, Racist Chickens with their Heads Cut Off (w/ Rep. Gloria Johnson). He has volunteered in various positions in politics. Our digital media producer is Molly Seavy-Nesper. Tim Miller isThe Bulwarks writer-at-large and the author of the best-selling bookWhy We Did It: A Travelogue from the Republican Road to Hell. This was what I specialized in, was opposition research and working the media to deliver a negative message about our opponents. From 1985 to 1993, Kristol served as chief of staff to Education Secretary William Bennett in the Reagan Administration and as chief of staff to Vice President Dan Quayle in the George H. W. Bush administration. Like, that's a sign in a meeting that you don't get it - right? I mean, it's not journalism. Then Donald Trump comes and takes over the party, and they really didn't want veggies anymore, right? How could you work for somebody that does not want to support gay marriage? And I say, wait a minute. Maybe we should respond to the legitimate grievances of people who - working-class people who are upset about the forever wars, people who the communities have been hollowed out by globalization. And, you know, after you - you never supported Trump. Everything was grievance. I was participating with people that were spreading very toxic, at times racist, material on their website. And so I find myself getting upset at him. Tim Miller is a communications consultant who formerly served as senior advisor to the anti-Trump Our Principles PAC, communications director for Jeb Bush, and spokesman for the Republican National Committee. But to say that would be against the rules of the game. Who is Tim Miller's husband? But for a while, it had more traffic than all of the conservative sites you've ever heard of, right? Miller is Speaker and belongs to the Republican Party. Jonathan V. Last is editor of The Bulwark. And we recruited a couple from the Trump administration. So let's just move forward. This was much more common than people realized. And I think we need some responsible donors and wealthy individuals to fund more particularly center-right media outlets that are responsible. Is she right? And so some of the people who were upset with him had reached out to intermediaries, to say, hey; I'm willing to talk to the press. DAVIES: You know, this book notably does not have a last chapter which says, how we get out of this DAVIES: What to do. It's a truth that Dan Crenshaw, of all people, aptly observed: Any time we face a "hardship," we tell ourselves a story to account for our actions. And that's the evolution over time, right? 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