Why we’re all populists now

Today, Explained

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Daily News, Politics, News

4.4 • 9.5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, and Kamala Harris all want to distance themselves from the inflation and bad vibes of President Biden’s economy. The Washington Post’s Jeff Stein explains why both parties are upending decades of economic norms. This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn and Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Donald Trump would probably rather be doing anything other than defending his would be
0:08.6	veep as he had to do last night. What can you say to our viewers tonight to reassure them that this was an excellent pick?
0:16.4	He's not against anything, but he loves family.
0:20.9	It's very important to him. Trump could have picked Doug Bergam or little Marco,
0:25.0	but he wanted Vance because Vance is selling populism,
0:28.0	attacking the elites, the ruling class in DC,
0:31.0	NAFTA, Jen Aniston, Wall Street.
0:34.0	We need a leader who's not in the pocket of big business,
0:37.4	but answers to the working man union and non-union alike.
0:42.1	Is Vance for real? and non-union alike.
0:43.0	Is Vance for real?
0:45.8	It may not matter.
0:46.6	A lot of us seem to like it.
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