Jon Stewart on the Divide Between Dems and the Working Class with Sarah Smarsh

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In the wake of last week’s election results, Democrats seek to understand the shrinking support among their working-class voters. To delve into the party’s rapid decline in support, Jon sits down with journalist and author of “Bone of the Bone: Essays on America by a Daughter of the Working Class,” Sarah Smarsh. Together, they unpack Democrats’ mixed messaging and how the intersection of class and identity played a vital role in this election.

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00:00 - Introduction
03:10 - Sarah Smarsh
06:50 - What is not being delivered to the people?
09:56 - Does America value money more than work?
13:02 - Why don’t right-to-work states resonate with workers?
19:06 - Is the government not recognizing the people’s struggles? Or are they just unable to ease it?
24:42 - Looking at the breakdown of the electorate & class divisions
32:58 - Embracing or rejecting identity politics
35:40 - Class as an identity
37:48 - Recognizing struggle as identity in a capitalist system
40:09 - Class is an individual experience regardless of color/gender/etc.
42:17 - Inclusive means including as many people as you can
45:18 - Looking back on the conversation
49:41 - Jon Stewart responds
52:16 - Outro

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