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Inside the GOP playbook: Republican strategist Liam Donovan on reclaiming the majority

NPR | By Scott Simon

Published July 11, 2026 at 4:43 AM PDT

NPR's Scott Simon asks Republican strategist Liam Donovan about his party's approach to November's Senate races.

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Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.

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