41: Geoff Garin on Truth in Polling and Jim Tankersley on the Slow Demise of America's Middle Class
Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt
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🗓️ 5 August 2020
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
The specter of 2016 still looms in the minds of Democrats everywhere, creating no small amount of fear and uncertainty about what might happen come November. But while caution may prove prudent, there is no denying that there are stark differences between four years ago and today. Hart Research Associates president Geoff Garin outlines key polling numbers explaining a likely turn away from Trump in the coming months. And nowhere is that resentment towards the current status quo felt more than among America's beaten and broken middle class, whom New York Times economics reporter Jim Tankersley explores the plight of in his new book "The Riches of the Land."
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| 0:00.0 | Greetings from New Jersey. |
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| 0:30.0 | Hello and welcome to 2020 Politics War Room with James Carville who's out in the Shenandoah. |
| 0:41.0 | And I'm Al Hunt here in Washington. |
| 0:43.0 | We are proud partners with the Sign Institute at American University in Washington. |
| 0:49.0 | And someday we hope to get back to that studio. |
| 0:51.0 | We have a couple great guests this week, but I want to first thank you all who have been writing your opinions and questions. |
| 0:58.0 | An email I hope we get to answer most of them. |
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| 1:10.0 | Now to our guest Jeff Garren. |
| 1:12.0 | There's a small group of American pollsters that are reliably accurate and always honest. |
| 1:18.0 | A number were trained by Peter Hart, a hand-cellsor, Fred Yang, and our guest today, Jeff Garren, the president of heart research. |
| 1:26.0 | Paulster for two of the most important Democratic support groups, priorities USA, and the Senate majority pack, as well as most every prominent Democratic top office holder. |
| 1:38.0 | Jeff, first thank you for being with us. I know your stuck up at Martha's Vineyard, but I hope you're getting a good sense of the pulse of the people up there. |
| 1:45.0 | Well, we're know what the Martha Vineyarders think. |
| 1:51.0 | Now every time that you talk to most Democrats these days, and you, anyone exudes confidence about this November, they will say, ooh, and they'll harken back to 2016. |
| 2:04.0 | Let's not forget what happened back then. |
| 2:06.0 | What are the differences and any similarities between Joe Biden standing today as opposed to Hillary Clinton on August 6, 2016? |
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