On today's show, Chong and Dan are unleashed. Using the 2020 US election as a launching point, we finally get to the topic that has dominated political discussion and general consciousness over the past four years - Donald Trump.
We start by recapping what happened in the election and how to interpret the results. We then address the question that has been on everyone’s minds: “What’s the deal with Donald Trump?” Despite his apparent flaws, Trump is on track to win 10 million more votes in 2020 compared to 2016.
We think there is a simple, comforting lie and a complex, uncomfortable truth. With great trepidation and in good faith, we delve into the latter in order to better understand Trump and his supporters.
(This is Part I of a longer discussion. See Episode 14 for Part II. Recorded on 14/15 November 2020.)
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Show notes
The 2020 US election (09:22)
Exit Polls Point to the Power of White Patriarchy
How independents, Latino voters and Catholics shifted from 2016 and swung states for Biden and Trump
Trump’s Economy Really Was Better Than Obama’s
“Disruptor” of conventional politics (48:59)
“Fighter” for back-row America (52:41)
Dignity by Chris Arnade
“Champion” of America-first interests (1:01:26)
“Republican” standard-bearer (1:04:02)
“Enemy of the Left” (1:07:20)
LatinX-plaining the election
Immigrants and the American Dream
“Ally” of the religious right (1:25:49)
Christian Conservatives Respond to Trump’s Loss and Look Ahead