Is there a trade off between these two voting blocks? Is there any chance that as the party focusis more on that college educated voter in the mid terms, that they hurt themselves among other populations in the long term? These trade offs exist. Youcan think of tons of examples of it. If you want to take climate change seriously, you wind up supporting regulations on coal that hurt you in west virginia in this election. The democrats have been losing ground among working class voters among all races, fora ad if not longer.
For months, leaders of the Democratic Party and President Biden have been bracing for huge losses in the upcoming midterm elections. Today, “The Daily” explores a new New York Times poll that complicates that thinking — and could set the stage for a very different showdown in November.
Guest: Nate Cohn, a domestic correspondent for The Upshot at The New York Times.
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Background reading:
- Here’s what a new Times poll shows about divisions and dissatisfaction in the United States.
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