#416: Tim Carney on How the Loss of Communities Fueled Enthusiasm for Trump

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🗓️ 12 March 2019

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Why is life so tough in some parts of America? Is the American Dream still possible everywhere in the nation? What's behind the appeal of President Trump -- and socialism? Tim Carney, author of "Alienated America: Why Some Places Thrive While Others Collapse" , joins us to discuss. We also cover these stories:•Not all House Democrats are on board with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's "no impeachment" directive.•Should state employees get gender transition treatments covered? That’s what at stake in a new lawsuit alleging discrimination in North Carolina. •Indiana is now letting people identify as male, female, or neither on driver’s licensesThe Daily Signal podcast is available on Ricochet, iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play, or Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Wednesday, March 13th.
0:08.8	I'm Kate Trinko.
0:09.8	And I'm Daniel Davis.
0:11.2	Well, the 2016 election, like few others, highlighted just how vast
0:15.2	some of the differences are within this country. President Trump put himself forward as
0:19.6	the voice of forgotten Americans, and he won.
0:22.8	Tim Carney has a new book that takes a close look at this Forgotten America, what he calls
0:27.6	alienated America.
0:29.2	Today I'll sit down with him to discuss.
0:31.6	Plus in an explosive new set of indictments, the FBI has blown the cover on a potential
0:36.3	bribery scandal, parents bribing top universities to enroll their kids.
0:40.9	We'll unpack what that's about.
0:42.3	By the way, if you're enjoying this podcast, please consider leaving a review or a 5-star rating
0:47.9	on iTunes and encourage others to subscribe.
0:51.4	Now, on to our news.
0:53.0	Don't count on other Democrats joining House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in her Just Say No approach to impeachment.
1:05.8	Pelosi told the Washington Post, I'm not for impeachment and added,
1:10.6	impeachment is so divisive to the country that unless there's something so compelling
1:15.2	and overwhelming and bipartisan I don't think we should go down that path because it
1:20.2	divides the country and he's just not worth it.
1:24.4	Representative Rashida Talib, Democrat of Michigan, said in response,
1:28.6	per the Washington examiner, I'm going to move forward, obviously.
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