Daily Clips: October 19th, 2016
Would progressive economics win over Trump’s white working class voters? Mike Konczal is one of my favorite thinkers and he delivers an excellent piece on how the Democratic Party can bring-in disenchanted Trump supporters. He says:
The inability of liberals to use this opportunity to push an economic agenda that speaks to Trump’s voters is a waste, both because they are our fellow citizens and because winning them on the economics can defuse the very racism and authoritarianism that is scary about them.
Poll: Clinton up 4 points over Trump in Arizona: When pundits said Trump was going to redraw the electoral map, who knew this is what they meant?!
McCain vows that political gridlock will continue:
Whether this was a case of a politician revealing his true intentions, or — maybe more likely — a Republican playing to what he knew his partisan audiences wanted to hear, it’s a disaster for democracy and constitutional government.
Guns at polling places worry Virginia election officials:
The Prince William County electoral board, wary of the heated atmosphere of the coming Election Day, considered seeking a one-day ban on weapons at polling places located on private property but was rebuked by a gun-friendly state legislator. Late last week, Del. Robert G. Marshall (R-Prince William) sent a letter to the board pointing out that it has no power to ban guns from polling places except for schools and courthouses, where weapons are prohibited by state law.
Tweet of the day:
In 7 out of 10 acts of gun violence, another person was told about the plan. Teach your kids to #SaySomething: https://t.co/bZhcQwPgVk
— Sandy Hook Promise (@sandyhook) October 19, 2016
