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414 | Oren Cass: Is the GOP's Pro-Worker Economic Policy Realignment Underway?

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Saager Enjeti, Technology, Policy, News, Marshall Kosloff, International Relations, Politics, News Commentary, Public Policy, U.s. Politics, National Security, Economics

4.82.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Oren Cass, Executive Director and founder of American Compass, returns to The Realignment. In this episode, Marshall and Oren unpack the findings of "The New Conservative Voter," an American Compass/YouGov survey of 1,000 GOP voters, focused on economic policy. They discuss Oren's belief that "a realignment that focuses the Republican Party on pro-worker economic policy is well underway," why GOP voters continue to prioritize socio-cultural issues over economic issues, how a legitimately pro-worker GOP could transform American politics, and where voters stand on the "New Right" vs "Old Right" debates over economic policy.

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0:00.0

Marshall here. Welcome back to the Re-Element.

0:08.0

Today's guest, Warren Cast, is making a return appearance on the show,

0:12.4

discussed what are the issues at the center of the political

0:15.2

re-element, upending issues, coalitions, and dynamics of American politics in the 2020s.

0:21.2

That issue, of course, is the possibility of a GOP shift towards the working class

0:26.3

and the rise of pro-worker economic policies on the right as a consequence.

0:31.4

The story is way more complicated than that, though, as is demonstrated by a new poll

0:35.3

put out by Orin's organization, American Compass, alongside Yugav. Together, both organizations

0:41.2

surveyed 1,000 Republican voters to get these results. We'll go through them one at a time throughout

0:48.4

the conversation, but at a top level, while the poll found that GOP voters continued to rank

0:53.6

socio-cultural issues at the top of their priority list, they've also abandoned the GOP's

0:58.0

traditional focus on tax cuts, deregulation, and free trade. Whether all this matters,

1:03.2

especially in a relatively policy vague 2024 GOP primary, is of course up for debate.

1:09.9

At a minimum, though, we're presented with the opportunity for a new type of politics

1:14.4

at the other end of this chaotic political moment. This episode was actually recorded in person,

1:20.8

so it was great to be able to do that with him there. A huge thank you to the Foundation

1:25.2

for American Innovation for supporting the work on this podcast. Hope you all enjoy the conversation.

1:31.6

Orin Kass, welcome back to the Realignment for Summer Doing This Live. We're coming to you all from

1:37.0

Bloomberg's going to work conference, but great to chat with you again.

1:41.2

Yeah, thanks for having me. So many things to head up today. We're going to keep this

1:44.8

tight and focused. I think two things I want to start with. So number one, just sum up for everyone.

1:50.8

When American Compass does, the work you do, and then we'll get into the new poll that you all

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