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What's With The White Working Class?

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Politics, News, News Commentary

4.56K Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2016

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Slate’s Jacob Weisberg talks to Barbara Ehrenreich about the white working class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, I lived in New York City and Manhattan all my life, okay?

0:03.2

So, you know, my views are a little bit different than if I lived in Iowa, perhaps.

0:07.2

I am pro-choice in every respect and as far as it goes.

0:11.6

I am pro-life.

0:13.0

Everybody knows I'm pro-life.

0:14.5

But you still, I just believe in choice.

0:16.4

It has to be some form of punishment.

0:18.0

To the woman.

0:18.7

Yeah.

0:19.7

I've been told by some people that was an older line answer.

0:24.2

Hello and welcome to Trumpcast, the podcast about the dumpster fire known as Donald Trump.

0:37.9

I'm Jacob Weisberg.

0:39.8

The White Working Class voter has taken on an almost mythical level of importance in discussions

0:45.0

about the 2016 primary.

0:46.7

Today on the show, I'll talk to Barbara Aronreich about the complicated relationship between

0:52.6

economic decline, racial politics, and support for Donald Trump.

0:57.2

But first, let's hear what Trump's been tweeting.

1:03.0

If Atte Megan Kelly stopped covering me on her show, her ratings would drop like a rock.

1:10.6

My age to age interview with Anderson Cooper beat her by millions.

1:17.2

Is it possible for Atte Megan Kelly to cover anyone but Donald Trump on a terrible show?

1:24.5

She totally misrepresents my words and positions.

1:29.4

Bad.

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