Episode description

On Tuesday, Donald J. Trump beat Nikki Haley in New Hampshire. His win accelerated a push for the party to coalesce behind him and deepened questions about the path forward for Ms. Haley, his lone remaining rival.

Jonathan Weisman, a political correspondent for The Times, discusses the real meaning of the former president's victory.

Guest: Jonathan Weisman, a political correspondent for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• Donald Trump’s win in New Hampshire added to an air of inevitability, even as Nikki Haley sharpened the edge of her rhetoric.
• Here are five takeaways from the New Hampshire primary.

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