Unite and Conquer
The Political Scene | The New Yorker
The New Yorker
4.3 • 3.9K Ratings
🗓️ 8 June 2016
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Can Hillary Clinton’s message about patriotism, the historic nature of this election, and “who we are as a nation” overcome voters’ mistrust of her? Benjamin Wallace-Wells joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss how she is taking on Trump with an opposing argument about America.
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| 0:48.1 | This is the political scene, a weekly conversation with New Yorker writers and editors about politics. |
| 0:53.9 | It's Wednesday, June 8th. I'm Dorothy Wickendon, executive editor of The New Yorker writers and editors about politics. |
| 0:54.2 | It's Wednesday, June 8th. |
| 0:55.9 | I'm Dorothy Wickenden, executive editor of The New Yorker. |
| 0:59.6 | Last night, Hillary Clinton became the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee. |
| 1:03.7 | Speaking to supporters in Brooklyn, she talked about the historic importance of this election. |
| 1:09.2 | We all believe that America succeeds when more people share in our prosperity. |
| 1:15.6 | When more people have a voice in our political system, when more people can contribute to their communities. |
| 1:23.6 | We believe that cooperation is better than conflict, unity is better than division, empowerment |
| 1:31.4 | is better than resentment, and bridges are better than walls. |
| 1:38.4 | Benjamin Wallace Wells joins me to discuss Clinton's and Trump's competing visions of America. |
| 1:43.9 | Hey, Ben. Hey, Dorothy. What did you think of Clinton's and Trump's competing visions of America. Hey, Ben. |
| 1:44.7 | Hey, Dorothy. |
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