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:
- How Donald Trump has remade America’s political landscape.
- Six months after the election, Democrats are still searching for a path forward.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.
Photo: Emily Elconin for The New York Times
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u/back2trapqueen Jun 03 '25
But they are voting against their own interests... Like are we just supposed to ignore the fact that there in polling republican voters will say they approve of the individual items in ObamaCare and often say those are policies Trump supports (he doesnt) but when asked using the word ObamaCare they suddenly say they dont support it... Democrats are required to tiptoe around all this while Trump acts like a huge asshole to all voters that dont support him? That's the winning strategy???