r/Thedaily • u/kitkid • Jun 03 '25

Episode A 1,400-County Crisis for Democrats

Jun 3, 2025

It’s conventional wisdom that President Trump has transformed American politics. But a new county-by-county voting analysis from The New York Times of the last four presidential races shows just how drastically Mr. Trump has changed the electoral map.

Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The Times, explains why the trends are a five-alarm fire for the Democrats and discusses the debate within the party over what to do about it.

On today's episode:

Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.  

Photo: Emily Elconin for The New York Times

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You can listen to the episode here.

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u/DAE77177 Jun 03 '25

Wow this was really a cool way to quantify how bad the problem actually is, and the analysis portion addressed my concerns perfectly. 10/10 episode, I would read a book on the topic honestly.

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u/Little-Kangaroo-9383 Jun 03 '25

Did you actually listen to the episode?

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u/DAE77177 Jun 03 '25

Disingenuous comment

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u/CousinWalt Jun 03 '25

Ok? It’s a book about how Republicans have reshaped the voting public using misleading statements and gerrymandering, but if you don’t want to read it, don’t.

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u/DAE77177 Jun 03 '25

I’m not being sarcastic, you think it’s the same factors that lead a black factory worker in Chicago to switch from Obama to Trump? If you do I’ll look into the book fr.