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The Lincoln Project

And so we are now in a placewhere, three weeks ago, this was a storyabout one man's...

And so we are now in a place
where, three weeks ago, this was a story
about one man's behavior, and it is now about a,
you know, "What is The Lincoln Project? What's wrong with us?" We didn't hold ourselves
up to the standards that we claimed to hold up
everybody else to. Um... a-and that's fair.
That's totally fair. You know,
I've been on the phone with donors
for the last ten days. Um... I mean-I mean,
it's Icarus, or hubris. Use whatever Greek tragedy
you want to. Like,
this is not a new story

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And so we are now in a place where,
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three weeks ago,
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this was a story about one man's behavior,
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and it is now about a, you know,
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"What is The Lincoln Project?
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What's wrong with us?"
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We didn't hold ourselves up to the standards
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that we claimed to hold up everybody else to.
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Um... a-and that's fair. That's totally fair.
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You know, I've been on the phone
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with donors for the last ten days.
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Um...
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I mean-I mean, it's Icarus, or hubris.
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Use whatever Greek tragedy you want to.
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Like, this is not a new story.
Duration
44 seconds
Views
53
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:20
Uploaded
Apr 27, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
Genres
documentary
Production
The Othrs,Bloomfish Productions,Impact Partners,Showtime Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

Five-part documentary series takes viewers inside the war rooms of the SuperPAC of former elite Republican strategists and consultants who joined forces for the sole purpose of saving democracy by bringing down Donald Trump.
S01 • E03 [Ron] I understand that, but here is my request. - The Lincoln Project 00:23
[Ron] I understand that, but here is my request.
S01 • E02 This is a Fox News alert. - The Lincoln Project 00:35
This is a Fox News alert.
S01 • E05 We built this thing. We caught fire. - The Lincoln Project 00:47
We built this thing. We caught fire.
S01 • E01 [Madrid] I remember feeling very deeply that, - The Lincoln Project 00:08
[Madrid] I remember feeling very deeply that,
S01 • E01 [Edwards] And this is what I was talking about. - The Lincoln Project 00:55
[Edwards] And this is what I was talking about.
S01 • E04 [Reed] Whatever perceptions they might have - The Lincoln Project 00:57
[Reed] Whatever perceptions they might have
S01 • E01 [Stevens] It's all about race, - The Lincoln Project 00:10
[Stevens] It's all about race,
S01 • E01 It's just all about race. - The Lincoln Project 00:07
It's just all about race.
S01 • E04 They gave the enemies of The Lincoln Project - The Lincoln Project 00:16
They gave the enemies of The Lincoln Project
S01 • E01 You know, the Republican Party's - The Lincoln Project 00:41
You know, the Republican Party's
S01 • E04 [Donald Trump] Let me tell you, this election was rigged. - The Lincoln Project 00:39
[Donald Trump] Let me tell you, this election was rigged.
S01 • E03 [host] So as you know, we're not fans of Rick Wilson here. - The Lincoln Project 00:23
[host] So as you know, we're not fans of Rick Wilson he...
S01 • E02 [Keith] So that was true, then? - The Lincoln Project 00:45
[Keith] So that was true, then?
S01 • E04 You should want to have an accurate election. - The Lincoln Project 00:06
You should want to have an accurate election.
S01 • E04 Ossoff and Warnock are the two most extreme, - The Lincoln Project 00:24
Ossoff and Warnock are the two most extreme,
S01 • E04 [Sarah] What has happened over the last three weeks - The Lincoln Project 00:27
[Sarah] What has happened over the last three weeks
S01 • E01 Lee Atwater, he really ushered in a different type - The Lincoln Project 00:15
Lee Atwater, he really ushered in a different type
S01 • E01 [narrator] Bush supports the death penalty - The Lincoln Project 00:16
[narrator] Bush supports the death penalty
S01 • E03 [cheers and applause] - The Lincoln Project 00:06
[cheers and applause]
S01 • E03 [Rick] We had a founders-only meeting at Steve's house... - The Lincoln Project 00:27
[Rick] We had a founders-only meeting at Steve's house....