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Seduced and Betrayed by Donald Trump
Krugman points out that about 13 million Americans without insurance gained health insurance under the Obama plan. He says if it is turned back 8 million whites without a college degree in that 13 million will lose health insurance. Of these eight million about two out of three voted for Trump, so that 5 million Trump supporters could now lose health insurance even though they are older and have more health conditions. Krugman says this aspect of the election campaign was not covered well in the misinformation and social media information of the 2016 campaign, and the lack of media focus on the important issues in the election. On manufacturing jobs he says most of the jobs lost are not returning, and only token jobs such as at a Carrier plant in the news will take their place.
Tom Price as Health Secretary in the Trump administration
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Donald Trump Chooses Tom Price as Health Secretary
WSJ 11/29/2016
Seduced and Betrayed by Donald Trump
The New York Times 12/02/2016
Steven Mnuchin, prominent Goldman Sachs executive and son of a Goldman Sachs banking veteran, as the new Treasury Secretary in the Trump administration
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Trump Plans to Name Steven Mnuchin as Treasury Secretary
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The Guardian 12/02/2016
Trump's billionaire cabinet could be the wealthiest administration ever
The Guardian 12/02/2016
Trump’s Economic Cabinet Picks Signal Embrace of Wall St. Elite
The New York Times 12/01/2016
Seduced and Betrayed by Donald Trump
The New York Times 12/02/2016
Goldman Sachs No. 2 Seen as a Top Economic Adviser to Trump
The New York Times 12/09/2016
How the media created the Trump surge- $1.9 billion in media coverage according to the Times, a lack of proper vetting of the candidate, and missing the plight of struggling working class voters
03/26/2016
The media may have also made the mistake of thinking the Trump candidacy would fade, that it was some kind of television publicity move. Other reasons played a part- the fragmentation in the vote with many candidates, the lack of candidates who could seriously connect with voter anxiety about security, drugs, uncertainty about jobs, Trump's experience as a television personality simplifying issues with slogans. The media reflection comes in March 2016 with a series of wins by Trump in southern and midwestern states. Journalists like Tom Brokaw feel stymied by the change in attitudes of viewers who did not take vetting seriously when he tried, and veteran journalist Bob Schieffer also sees a change in attitudes. Voters seemed to be sending a message about the disconnect with them of the elites. The whole process dragged down civility and values in public life with the deterioration in the campaigning to very low levels by March 2016, leaving the media a lot to reflect on and correct.
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My Shared Shame: The Media Helped Make Trump
New York Times 03/26/2016
Wall Street Journal 03/28/2016
Obama calls for more facts, fewer insults in speech to journalists - The Washington Post
Washington Post 03/29/2016
Obama Urges Journalists to Cover the Substance of the Campaign
New York Times 03/28/2016
In defense of the GOP - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/15/2016
Softening on Trump? Remember this. - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/23/2016
Donald Trump's acceptance speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention- themes of forgotten white working class and law and order
07/22/2016
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Donald Trump Accepts GOP Nomination, Promises to Fix America
WSJ 07/22/2016
Donald Trump positions himself as the voice of ‘the forgotten men and women’
Washington Post 07/22/2016
Donald Trump proclaims himself 'law and order' candidate at Republican convention
The Guardian 07/22/2016
Fact-Checking Donald Trump’s Remarks on Taxes, Debt and Crime
WSJ 07/22/2016
Hillary Clinton Asks Not for Trust, but for Faith in Her Competence
The New York Times 07/29/2016
Two Political Conventions, Two Distinct World Views
WSJ 07/28/2016
Sharp differences between Democratic and Republican parties in the the U.S. presidential election debates of 2015
11/16/2015
Sharp differences emerge between the two parties on the minimum wage, taxes, spending and foreign policy. For domestic policy there are now stark differences between the 2 parties not seen for many years when both parties stayed closer to the centre. One has to go back to the Reagan election to see such differences. This also reflects the issue of a shrinking middle class, and a white working class that is falling behind in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The Republican candidates except for John Kasich oppose increasing the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour set in 2009. The Democratic candidates O'Malley and Sanders support setting it at $15, and Hillary Clinton supports it at $12, as advised by economist Alan Krueger. Krueger sees no significant job losses at $12 an hour. Also to be factored in is the time period this goes into effect which may span some years. On taxes Democratic candidates support taxing the wealthy, especially the top 1%, Clinton favoring taxing wealthy above $250,000 in incomes. This would pay for free tution under the Sanders plan, or an alternative plan by Clinton with similiar outcomes. The Democratic candidates are focussed on a middle class and white working class that they see as falling behind. The Republicans focus on cutting taxes to create jobs. On foreign policy Sanders is against foreign intervention, Clinton supports limited engagement differing from Obama's very cautious policy. Republican candidates such as Jeb Bush call for intervention in Syria-Iraq, Trump not favoring intervention. Other issues setting the two parties apart is the approach to immigration and Obama health care program. Donald Trump has the most strident views on immigration calling for large deportations, and Hillary Clinton calling for giving a pathway to legal status for illegal immigrants. In the debates Democratic candidates repeatedly emphasize that immigration from Mexico is now practically nill following the sharp U.S. recession. Mainstream media on the Republican side see risks in the strident po
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Parties’ Divide on the Economy Widens
Wall Street Journal 11/16/2015
Sanders: Unlike Clinton, I won’t seek ‘reckless adventures abroad’ - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/19/2015
A political bomb is about to blow up in the Democrats’ faces - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/25/2015
New York Times 01/29/2016
Finding Common Political Ground on Poverty
New York Times 02/02/2016
Donald Trump Notches More Wins, but Ted Cruz’s Victories Promise Long Race
Wall Street Journal 03/02/2016
Donald Trump and traditional Democrats voting in open Republican primaries
03/26/2016
A NYT report shows that the support of traditional Democrats in Blue states such as Massachusetts and in the midwest has helped propel Trump to a series of wins in Republican primaries in Jan-March 2016. There is also some correlation with a higher degree of racism, according to this NYT report. This is how Trump was able to combine wins in Mississippi and Massachusetts. Conversely states with higher serious churchgoers such as Utah and Texas have supported Ted Cruz. This theory has exceptions because of John Kasich's win in Ohio, Cruz's win in Maine and his close contest with Trump in Louisiana and Missouri, showing that a number of factors are at work, including Trump's ability to appeal to voter sentiment on issues, the fragmentation of the Republican vote, and the lack of connection with voters on issues of terrorism, security, struggling middle and working class people issues, of the other candidates. The profiles of Trump voters from his rallies show these concerns listed by his supporters.
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Donald Trump’s Secret Weapon: Blue-State Voters
New York Times 03/26/2016
How the G.O.P. Elite Lost Its Voters to Donald Trump
New York Times 03/28/2016
Why Trump Can’t Break the G.O.P.
New York Times 04/02/2016
Ohio, Long a Bellwether, Is Fading on the Electoral Map
The New York Times 09/29/2016
Trump's billionaire cabinet could be the wealthiest administration ever
The Guardian 12/02/2016
Seduced and Betrayed by Donald Trump
The New York Times 12/02/2016
The Trump cabinet and Wall Street, financial, real estate interests
12/02/2016
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Trump's billionaire cabinet could be the wealthiest administration ever
The Guardian 12/02/2016
Trump’s Economic Cabinet Picks Signal Embrace of Wall St. Elite
The New York Times 12/01/2016
Seduced and Betrayed by Donald Trump
The New York Times 12/02/2016
POLITICO Magazine 12/30/2017
Wilbur Ross, business turnaround executive, as the new Commerce Secretary in the Trump administration
11/30/2016
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Donald Trump to Name Wilbur Ross as Commerce Secretary, Transition Official Says
WSJ 11/29/2016
Trump’s Economic Cabinet Picks Signal Embrace of Wall St. Elite
The New York Times 12/01/2016
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The New York Times 12/02/2016
The White House’s claim that 800,000 manufacturing jobs were added during Obama’s presidency
Washington Post 12/09/2016
Donald Trump’s Recent Policy Reversals Reflect Business Influence
WSJ 04/14/2017
Wilbur Ross’s Cool Explanation of Trump’s Heated Trade Talk
WSJ 06/19/2017
Rebublican 2016 presidential candidate Donald Trump and the core support from the white working class, many 55-64 years without a high school education
11/18/2015
A PRRI and Brookings Institution survey shows 55% of Donald Trump's support comes from the white working class who see immigrants in a negative light and are critical of large corporate interests. This group also sees political correctness as being a problem.
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Trump Rides a Blue-Collar Wave
Wall Street Journal 11/18/2015
Donald Trump Forges New Blue-Collar Coalition Among Republicans
Wall Street Journal 12/05/2015
Donald Trump calls for ‘total’ ban on Muslims entering United States - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/08/2015
Trump Is the Democrats’ Dream Nominee
Wall Street Journal 12/10/2015
Donald Trump’s Plan on Muslims Is Opposed by Most Americans; GOP Is Split, WSJ/NBC Poll Finds
Wall Street Journal 12/11/2015
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Globalization and the white working class in Europe and the U.S. in 2016- job losses, regional disparities, growing inequality with declining incomes
07/13/2016
Sanders, Trump, in the U.S., Marie Le Pen in France, and Brexiters in England appeal to white working class which has not benefitted from trade agreements and globalization. Globalization has produced very different outcomes for different industries and regions, benefitting some and hurting others. Leaders of existing political parties have failed to grasp and respond to these changes leaving room for others to take up the cause of the white working class. TPP trade agreement for instance benefits the information technology industry and hurts the automobile industry in the U.S., producing unequal outcomes that come after years of job losses and hollowing out in some industries- making it unpopular, and raising questions about the wisdom of such policies when most of the gains in free trade are already behind us according to Krugman and other experts.
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Support for Trump in unexpected places | US elections 2016 | DW.COM | 20.07.2016
DW.COM 07/20/2016
The presidential campaign and the US middle class | US elections 2016 | DW.COM | 13.03.2016
DW.COM 03/13/2016
Hillary Clinton Asks Not for Trust, but for Faith in Her Competence
The New York Times 07/29/2016
Two Political Conventions, Two Distinct World Views
WSJ 07/28/2016
A Donald Trump rally in Orlando, Florida, and Chicago, Illinois in March 2016- anti-establishment politics of some white working class voters, divisive rhetoric against Hispanics, minorities, and the response in Chicago
03/09/2016
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What His Believers See in Donald Trump
Wall Street Journal 03/09/2016
Donald Trump’s Rally in Chicago Canceled After Violent Scuffles
New York Times 03/11/2016
Economist 03/24/2016
Wall Street Journal 04/11/2016
In defense of the GOP - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/15/2016
Many Democrats want to face Trump in November. They’re wrong. - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/15/2016
Bernie Sanders on the Democratic Party agenda in 2016, the Brexit and Trump voter, and the working class American
06/29/2016
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Bernie Sanders: Democrats Need to Wake Up
The New York Times 06/28/2016
Brexit: a disaster decades in the making | Gary Younge
The Guardian 06/30/2016
Brexit: The Era of the Angry Voter Is Upon Us - SPIEGEL ONLINE
SPIEGEL ONLINE 07/06/2016
Donald Trump positions himself as the voice of ‘the forgotten men and women’
Washington Post 07/22/2016
Bernie Sanders Says ‘Elect Hillary,’ Gets Heavily Booed
WSJ 07/25/2016
Bernie Sanders aims to cool tensions in Philadelphia
CNN 07/25/2016
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