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On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

What Republican party elites don’t understand about Trump voters

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

WBUR

News, On Point, Daily, Npr, Talk Show

4.33.9K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Polls show Donald Trump dominating the race for the Republican presidential nomination. How does he do it -- and can anyone catch him? Batya Ungar-Sargon, Sarah Longwell and Heather Cox Richardson join Meghna Chakrabarti.

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Hosted by Meghna Chakrabarti, On Point is WBUR’s award-winning, daily public radio show and podcast. Its unique combination of original reporting, first-person stories, and in-depth analysis creates an experience that makes the world more intelligible and humane. Deep dives. Original stories. Fresh takes.

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Magnichak Rabardi.

1:03.0

So first of all, we've talked about this a lot, the gap between those with college degrees,

1:08.0

those without college degrees. It's a big part of the gap between Democrats and Republicans these days in general elections, but

1:13.7

it exists within the Republican Party and take a look at the gap that's developing tonight

1:18.0

here in Iowa.

1:19.7

So that's Steve Kornaki, MS NBC, and he was on last week on the night of the Iowa Caucus.

1:25.8

Kornaki pulls up a chart of caucus entry polls.

1:29.3

These are Republican caucus goers with college degrees.

1:33.0

Look how they are breaking.

1:34.1

Donald Trump barely in this exit poll leading

1:36.8

Nicky Haley, just a two-point gap between them.

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