Nov 6th, 2008 · The Republican Party was beaten badly in Tuesday's elections. Many Republicans are calling for the party to reexamine itself. Ross Douthat is a senior editor at The Atlantic and he co-authored Grand New Party. He tells Steve Inskeep that the party has to go back to focusing on the working-class and come up with conservative solutions to their problems.
Jul 16th, 2008 · The Republican Party has often been stereotyped as the party of wealthy, old white men. Conservative writers Ross Douthat and Reihan Salam think that can change. Their new book, Grand New Party, offers a vision for expanding the Republican base.
Nov 18th, 2005 · Ross Douthat discusses the future of the Republican Party. He is co-author of "The Party of Sam's Club," published in The Weekly Standard. Douthat says that in the post-Bush era, Republicans will need to change domestic policies to focus more on working-class voters and less on wealthier voters.