Jonathan Cantor

Now, the blue staters say, yeah, we got liberal governors, liberal state governments here, but still we got a lot of Republicans or moderates who were voting Republican in House races, and we are the reason why you have that narrow majority in the first place. So do us a solid.

Now, the blue staters say, yeah, we got liberal governors, liberal state governments here, but still we got a lot of Republicans or moderates who were voting Republican in House races, and we are the reason why you have that narrow majority in the first place. So do us a solid.

It tells us that this party is much more oriented around working class voters in rural red America. It's become a southern and western accented party, quite literally. And, you know, Trump is the ultimate Manhattanite. And, you know, that's the irony that his his strongest base is in the south, because obviously he was born in Queens, but sort of made in Manhattan.

It tells us that this party is much more oriented around working class voters in rural red America. It's become a southern and western accented party, quite literally. And, you know, Trump is the ultimate Manhattanite. And, you know, that's the irony that his his strongest base is in the south, because obviously he was born in Queens, but sort of made in Manhattan.

It tells us that this party is much more oriented around working class voters in rural red America. It's become a southern and western accented party, quite literally. And, you know, Trump is the ultimate Manhattanite. And, you know, that's the irony that his his strongest base is in the south, because obviously he was born in Queens, but sort of made in Manhattan.

But this is a southern rural party, and they're just not that interested in looking out for the concerns of folks from high-income, liberal parts of the country, even if they happen to be, in this case, their own GOP colleagues.

But this is a southern rural party, and they're just not that interested in looking out for the concerns of folks from high-income, liberal parts of the country, even if they happen to be, in this case, their own GOP colleagues.

But this is a southern rural party, and they're just not that interested in looking out for the concerns of folks from high-income, liberal parts of the country, even if they happen to be, in this case, their own GOP colleagues.

And I should mention that it's not a coincidence that the person who wrote the first draft of this bill in the House, the Ways and Means Committee chairman, by the way, is like the most coveted chairmanship in Congress – Jason Smith represents southeast Missouri, an incredibly low tax state and a very rural part of Missouri. And so this is just not front of mind for somebody like that.

And I should mention that it's not a coincidence that the person who wrote the first draft of this bill in the House, the Ways and Means Committee chairman, by the way, is like the most coveted chairmanship in Congress – Jason Smith represents southeast Missouri, an incredibly low tax state and a very rural part of Missouri. And so this is just not front of mind for somebody like that.

And I should mention that it's not a coincidence that the person who wrote the first draft of this bill in the House, the Ways and Means Committee chairman, by the way, is like the most coveted chairmanship in Congress – Jason Smith represents southeast Missouri, an incredibly low tax state and a very rural part of Missouri. And so this is just not front of mind for somebody like that.

This is the first, but I think significant, you mentioned Medicaid earlier, which I think also is significant. It's the first test of, will the Republican Party reflect the coalition that increasingly makes up its rank and file? And they just happen to be a working class, you know, mostly non-college party now. And that's who they are.

This is the first, but I think significant, you mentioned Medicaid earlier, which I think also is significant. It's the first test of, will the Republican Party reflect the coalition that increasingly makes up its rank and file? And they just happen to be a working class, you know, mostly non-college party now. And that's who they are.

This is the first, but I think significant, you mentioned Medicaid earlier, which I think also is significant. It's the first test of, will the Republican Party reflect the coalition that increasingly makes up its rank and file? And they just happen to be a working class, you know, mostly non-college party now. And that's who they are.

And at the same time, a lot of their policies tend to benefit folks who are more affluent. And those people are voting for Democrats. And this is the great realignment of our lifetime in which the parties have really swapped their coalitions. The Republicans were always kind of the country club party and Democrats were the party of labor. And that is obviously changing.

And at the same time, a lot of their policies tend to benefit folks who are more affluent. And those people are voting for Democrats. And this is the great realignment of our lifetime in which the parties have really swapped their coalitions. The Republicans were always kind of the country club party and Democrats were the party of labor. And that is obviously changing.

And at the same time, a lot of their policies tend to benefit folks who are more affluent. And those people are voting for Democrats. And this is the great realignment of our lifetime in which the parties have really swapped their coalitions. The Republicans were always kind of the country club party and Democrats were the party of labor. And that is obviously changing.

is the policies haven't caught up to the two coalitions. And when you see the House Republicans saying, we don't give a damn about your needs on salt, that's a first step toward a Republican Party that is more reflective of its much more rural, working-class coalitions.

is the policies haven't caught up to the two coalitions. And when you see the House Republicans saying, we don't give a damn about your needs on salt, that's a first step toward a Republican Party that is more reflective of its much more rural, working-class coalitions.

is the policies haven't caught up to the two coalitions. And when you see the House Republicans saying, we don't give a damn about your needs on salt, that's a first step toward a Republican Party that is more reflective of its much more rural, working-class coalitions.