Plain English with Derek Thompson
Plain English with Derek Thompson
The Ringer
How Trump Won: Young Men’s Red Wave, the Blue-City Flop, and the Incumbency Graveyard
52 minutes Posted Nov 8, 2024 at 11:00 am.
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Derek shares his big-picture theory for Trump's victory. Then, Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson explains how Trump shifted practically the entire electorate to the right.


Links:

Derek's article that inspired his open: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/11/donald-trump-covid-election/680559/

The Washington Post voter shift map:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/interactive/2024/11/05/compare-2020-2024-presidential-results/

The graveyard of the incumbents:

https://www.ft.com/content/e8ac09ea-c300-4249-af7d-109003afb893


Host: Derek Thompson

Guest: Kristen Soltis Anderson

Producer: Devon Renaldo

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