In this week’s episode of Politics In Question, Thomas Schaller and Paul Waldman join Lee and James to discuss the urban-rural divide in American politics. Schaller is a professor of political science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Waldman is a journalist and author whose writing has appeared in numerous publications, including MSNBC. Their new book is White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy (Random House, 2024).
Why is Mingo County, West Virginia important? How has the decline of political parties shaped America’s present rural-urban divide? What is rural America? Do rural white Americans all think the same thing? Are rural Americans unique in their frustration with the federal government? Or are people from all walks of life frustrated with their government? These are some of the questions Tom, Paul, Lee, and James ask – and argue about – in this week’s episode.
What can we learn from political polls?
What does it mean to be a good citizen in the United States?
What's wrong with the Constitution?
How does electoral reform happen?
Is there a generation gap in American politics?
What's wrong with primary elections?
What decisions do political parties make after losing an election?
Why are Americans so upset about politics?
Is it time to rethink how we understand political parties?
Is it a good idea to require Americans to vote in federal elections?
Is the Supreme Court's legitimacy at risk?
What will it take to change how the federal government budgets?
What if things happened differently?
Is Trumpism in decline?
What do Americans think about immigration policy?
Why did Russia invade Ukraine and what can the United States do about it?
What's stopping the United States from changing its energy policy?
Where is the Republican Party headed?
Did conservatives transform the Supreme Court?
Why is everyone talking about the Supreme Court?
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