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Ezra Klein: “Democrats won rural and urban counties at about the same…”

Featuring: Ezra Klein, Liberal | New York Times Columnist and Podcast Host | National

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Published | Video Starts at 1:06:24

… we were talking about at the beginning, more hollowed out, not because of California, but because of these huge returns to concentration and capital. And so back in the 90s, Democrats won rural and urban counties at about the same rates not that long ago. Now Democrats dominate cities really struggle in rural counties in part because the people in this county just feel left behind and unseen by them. (1:06:24–1:06:29)

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Asserts that Democrats used to win rural and urban counties at similar rates.

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