Has Donald Trump permanently changed American politics? On this episode, Kirby joins Todd as a guest alongside his son and co-author, Spencer Goidel, a Texas A&#038;M doctoral graduate and assistant professor of political science at Auburn University, to discuss their book, “The Trump Realignment.” The conversation explores Trump’s effect on the party system, what political realignment means and where American politics may go from here. 

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What do you know about politics? What should you know? Forget views, beliefs and opinions – politics is really a science. In this audio and video podcast, Dr. Kirby Goidel and Dr. Todd Kent from the Texas A&M Department of Political Science use their years of teaching, research and campaign experience to show you what’s actually happening in politics. No partisan politics here, just a navigation of political data, media, money, behavior and more so you can be more informed the next time you vote.