A 1,400-County Crisis for Democrats

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.


Guest: 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.



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