What Next: How the Dems Win Back the Rust Belt

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🗓️ 7 November 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Trump won Ohio handily, and it’s been expected that JD Vance would cruise into a Senate seat this fall. But Democratic candidate Tim Ryan seems to have struck a chord with the very demographics that have been drifting away from his party. Does he have what it takes to win in Trump country? And could his success be replicated across the Midwest? Guest: Alec MacGillis, politics and government reporter at ProPublica. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Amicus—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:48.0	ProPublica's Alec McGillis just got back from a road trip to Ohio.
0:52.8	Like a lot of journalists, he was there to puzzle out the Senate race that's going on.
0:56.9	To me it was really the most compelling race of the cycle.
1:04.2	There's a lot Alec could have honed in on here.
1:06.7	The Republican candidate, JD Vance, is a celebrity author.
1:10.9	He's evolved into an enthusiastic MAGA prosthilitizer on the stump.
1:15.8	And he's gotten plenty of attention.
1:17.9	But Alec was there to tell the story of the Democratic candidate.
1:21.2	Congressman Tim Ryan.
1:23.1	The fact is that he has made it much closer than expected.
1:27.0	To answer why Tim Ryan's doing so well, let's start with what a singular candidate he is.
1:32.9	Alec describes him as the embodiment of clear eyes, full heart, can't lose.
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