What Do Republicans Know? (Half the Answer #55, with Matthew Sheffield)

Caitlin M. Green, Trent R. Nelson, Matthew Sheffield Dec 18, 2025

Caitlin and Trent talk with Matthew Sheffield about his experiences as a former Republican strategist and the information he wants progressives to know about their strategies and successes.

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Resources:

https://plus.flux.community/p/what-republicans-know
https://www.patreon.com/posts/142008768?utm_campaign=postshare_fan

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr4qwwk0g0yo

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/sinclair-known-for-conservative-political-tilt/

https://deadline.com/2025/12/nexstar-trump-tegna-merger-trump-1236642435/

https://www.xfang.studio/books/we-are-definitely-human-wcnat

Published in: Half the Answer, Podcast

Authors

Caitlin Green is a linguist specializing in Discourse Studies and Pragmatics. She lives in California with her husband, two daughters, and a very small black cat.

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Trent R. Nelson is a poet, historian, and philosopher, as well as a political and socioeconomic analyst. He is the managing editor for MWF Springfield and a contributing editor with Liberal Currents.

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Matthew Sheffield is host of the podcast "Theory of Change." Formerly he was a Republican media consultant.

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