Mike Murphy is a legendary political consultant and one of the Republican Party's most successful ever campaigners. 

Mike has handled media and strategy for more than 26 successful Republican campaigns including Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney and Arnold Schwarzenegger as well as leading John McCain's historic presidential race in 2000. Mike has advised political leaders all over the world.Mike is a prominent media personality, Hollywood writer and co-host of the hugely popular podcast, Hacks on Tap. As a leading 'Never Trumper', Mike heads up the 'Republican Voters Against Trump' (www.rvat.org) movement.Misha Zelinsky caught up with Mike for a chinwag about why he's been against Trump since the 1990s, the Republican Voters Against Trump movement, President Trump's first term in office, why Trump loves dictators so much, why trust has eroded so badly in politics, the future of the Republican Party, who Biden should pick as his VP candidate and what should keep Democratic strategists awake at night. It's a big chat and we hope you enjoy it! Please rate and review the episode, it really helps.

<p>Mike Murphy is a legendary political consultant and one of the Republican Party's most successful ever campaigners. </p><p>Mike has handled media and strategy for more than 26 successful Republican campaigns including Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney and Arnold Schwarzenegger as well as leading John McCain's historic presidential race in 2000. Mike has advised political leaders all over the world.Mike is a prominent media personality, Hollywood writer and co-host of the hugely popular podcast, Hacks on Tap. As a leading 'Never Trumper', Mike heads up the 'Republican Voters Against Trump' (<a href="http://www.rvat.org/">www.rvat.org</a>) movement.Misha Zelinsky caught up with Mike for a chinwag about why he's been against Trump since the 1990s, the Republican Voters Against Trump movement, President Trump's first term in office, why Trump loves dictators so much, why trust has eroded so badly in politics, the future of the Republican Party, who Biden should pick as his VP candidate and what should keep Democratic strategists awake at night. It's a big chat and we hope you enjoy it! Please rate and review the episode, it really helps.</p>

The podcast spreading mateship and chatting geopolitics. Diplomates* is the podcast giving you the definitive answers to the key questions facing Australia and the world. Our guests are the leading foreign policy experts, thinkers and political big wigs from around the world. Each episode is a deep dive into the very latest trends in global affairs. We mine the expertise of our guests and hand it over to you for your listening pleasure. Our 'Chinwags' are hosted by Misha Zelinsky; the Aussie policy nerd you never knew you needed to know. And make sure you stay tuned for our world famous, patented BBQ questions. Because, let's be honest, what the world absolutely needs is another nerdy political podcast hosted by an unknown Australian. *DiploMATES, get it?