Yes. There once was a time when the news merely reported observed events and let the people decide and interpret. Today they have morphed into no longer reporting on events, but pushing narratives to push their preferred world views and predetermined interpretations onto others.
This is why I watch your show. You give a wide assortment of views. Whether I agree with these views or not, I am learning and hearing from more sides. Keep it up guys,
They cannot imagine how we live. And they will fail once again next week. He goes to nine counties... And this is their expert on us... In three years he managed to go to make friends with 16 families in nine counties. What are we going to have to do to make them realize there is a dramatic divide between these two sides
As much as I criticize this show, and Krystal on their obession with polls. They do make an effort to show a diversity in views. That guy would never be invited on most MSM networks.
@Donny Islington ...we will see...I was a never Trumper in 2016... I really listened to the Democratic primaries... In fact I liked Tulsi... however all this identtarian victimhood is currency leftist idealogy... I am voting for Trump 2020...btw I am Honduras 🇭🇳 born American 🇺🇸 raised Latino...
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I believe it was Walter Cronkite who said "Viewers should never be able to tell who a newscaster is going to vote for".
What do they mean? It just seems these Obama/ trump ppl are making excuses and not doing enough to inform themselves or theyre with the hypocrisy. Yeah, but I agree with the author, even after trying to undercut the constitution and 200k dead it's still a lot ex-Obama voters who will vote for trump again.
I do get why people would feel condescended to when most politicians simply dismiss their concerns, so that makes them feel small and insignificant, which hurts their pride. But Trump literally called them stupid, uneducated etc. So yeah, there is a lot of masking the cognitive dissonance and in the end, the truth is, they just feel more in common with him bc he is also inarticulate and immensely ignorant but wears a suit, mingles with the elites and allegedly has a lot of money. The core issue is that politicians need to work for the people in general bc if they don't, these two-bit conmen will have a very easy job winning over people who have an inferiority complex by rhetoric alone.
Not sure he is spot on about it actually, since Trump 'policies' the few there are have been shyte (Mega-Corp & Rich Tax Cuts) or not done (Wall) or done badly (re-negotiated NAFTA) it' s going to be about emotions, those of the Wine mom's/C-19 scared Boomer normies verses those of the 'average' rural & working class with their small 'c' conservative values hooking them to their one man (dumba$$) showman Trump, while the youth mostly will sit this one out because they can't vote for Bernie. Good that he did his long road trip research to be sure even though I suspect his view is a bit askew, still might be more accurate then most slightly accidentally, probably by a long shot than the Coastal seasiders & Washington base MSM.
how? he keeps saying Obama moved too far left for these people in his 8 years, and yet there is virtually nothing Obama did that was left wing, that was the entire problem with Obama's Presidency
I’m from macomb county MI and this is soooo spot on! Couldn’t be a more accurate description of how the voters feel. Trump is MAJORLY supported out here.
i wonder if he knew how corrupt the bidens were or if he thought joe was too stupid to be doing this stuff with hunter. I think obama finally put joe in place for this election because joe has dirt on the obama admin(most transparent and scandal free of all time) and joe said get me the nomination or i spill the beans. criminals gonna criminal. Barrack certainly hasn't been out beating the serfs to get them out to vote for joe---he makes bernie look like a hard worker...
For those of you disappointed with DEMs, do you not recognize that the GOP is worst? I mean there is nothing wrong with the DEMs really. The problem is MONEY IN POLITICS. Our politicians have been bought and paid for. Both DEM and GOP do not serve us. They serve the elites. I've been observing some strange behavior. People are complaining about liberal media being propaganda and the democratic party being corrupt. Then you have these right wing grifters who take advantage. They amplify how corrupt the DEMs are to make the GOP look like the solution. "liberal media is lying to you. The DEMs don't care about you. Come over here!". Then people are leaving the DEMs to trade in one lie for another. I've been tracking dozens of conservative media channels and it's like the liberal media only worst. The republicans are trash just like the DEMs are but somehow people are swapping one lie for another and don't realize it.
The difference between this show and MSM: She didn't feel the need to be combative about positive comments about Trump. And she didnt nod in agreement with negative comments either. Nicely done.
What a great interview Krystal. As someone who voted for Trump, I am so tired of being called a Nazi, a racist, and klan member. I feel so misunderstood. I don’t love Trump and I’m certainly not one of his hardened base but I am voting for him again and it seems like this gentleman really gets why.
@@justinwhite2725 *riots and the lack of rule of law in their democratic rule cities, counties, and states. The draconian lock downs also helped Trump.
“The Democratic Party moved to the left”. Maybe in the woke, identity sense. Otherwise that’s the most delusional contention I’ve heard today-and that’s saying something.
They definitely moved to thr left they have segregated parts of schools and libraries and cafes and in californa they are voting to roll back civil rights protection they went so left they fell off a cliff
It's undeniable the party has moved left. Some of the biggest voices in the party are people like AOC and Ilhan Omar. Hillary ran on an identity politics platform, and rather than scaling it back they're doubling down this time around.
While they’re yelling and screaming about identity politics they’re moving waaaay to the right economically while systematically screwing people of color. At this point I’m getting tired of labeling any of it “left” or “right”. They’re corrupt af, how about we just say that!
@@KristeeBee That's what I was thinking. The signal that they move left, and that really upsets the "right", but in reality they have done zip legislatively. Yes Obama betrayed everyone who thought he would fix healthcare, cut military intervention, or side with the citizenry as opposed to banks and corporations. So Hillary was just another "FU" to america, as is Biden.
Why would politicians and the corporate donor class care what Americans think now that the world has globalized? What leverage does rural and working Americans have?
@@anderseckstrand7033 a thorough investigation was done on Trump that lasted 2.5 years. No evidence of criminal activity (foreign or otherwise) was ever found, despite a very adamant search for anything to justify his removal. We are seeing lots of evidence from confirmed sources of potential criminal activity for Biden, and I trust a similar investigation will be launched to look into that further.
@@anderseckstrand7033 power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. The USA is not the evil empire but the men behind the curtain, the swamp, certainly is.
Regardless of your position, Trump did change everything. I know he did for me. It activated me. So much has changed. We are not in the same politically sleepy America anymore. We are fully awake, and outside the Matrix. This sounds like an important book. I will read it.
Yeah I plan on checking it out but I don’t know man, a lot of people are still comfortably in bed. Most don’t want to wake up but I agree a lot more people are now
@@boylibrary3533 The less people participate, the less of a democracy we have. It's essential that people educate themselves politically, and vote in EVERY election.
That was my thought!! I give her credit for letting him freely voice what he had learned, even when it went against her world view. It had to be hard for her to hear that last part about pro-Trump on policies. I think she overestimates the number of believers in progressive policies.
I voted for Obama and than Jill Stein. My friends who lean left treated us small business owners like we wanted to kill people because we were concerned about the shutdown closing our doors forever. I was willing to take all safety measures probably more than Walmart. This hurt as it took m 18 years to recover from homeless to small business owner . Peace and love family. Its hard for me look past their threatening behavior.
i hope you and your business continue on in some form going forward. i fear many will not. i truly believe that many governors are pursuing a political path, shutting down the economy to harm businesses and workers to make trump look bad. you and others like you are the lamb they sacrifice on their progressive altar. If joe wins, they will socialize healthcare, expand the supreme court and add more states. free speech and gun rights will be toast. america will never be the same and the govt and big corps will control us all. 1984, here i come
Coming from a generally lifelong Democratic person. #1 reason: protests were allowed so much to the point where it disrupted innocent citizens (ie blocking roads, people needs to get to work). With the protests came riots, then looting. Not only was the only did the Democratic party not condemn riots, looting, burning and violence, they were there party to encourage such actions. A lot of times, affecting innocent folks businesses, etc. Add defunding police, taking away gun rights together with zero help from government, and less police. That leaves many people sitting ducks. That is the main reason for Democratic is losing supporters. On top of that they're the only part heavily focused on racism when we know that's a very very small issue compared to what the real problem is; poverty, high cost of living, schooling, homelessness, etc. Bye Democrats!
Obama went about as far left as you can go in America... All the way left to Martha’s Vinyard to a 42 acre 12 million dollar estate. Not bad for a guy with career earnings of about 1/3 of that. Any further left and he’d be in the Atlantic Ocean 🌊.🙄🥃
I've been hearing this stuff for decades. How the educated elites don't "understand" people in middle America. Yes, the more religious you are, the less educated you are, chances are that you will be more culturally conservative, and will vote AGAINST your economic interests. This is by design in my opinion via the conservative elites, who use these folks to maintain an America that is more closed off sociologically than any other comparable wealthy nation. It's also why we are no longer the model for even much of the Western World. It's also why we know less about the World we inhabit and are more xenophobic than many in other nations are. I don't quite see it as some badge of honor.
I was with a younger family member yesterday who vote Obama x 2 and Clinton. She stop talking-to me for 4 years. Yesterday we talked...she is voting Trump. why? she opened her business 3 years ago and now taxes is a big issue for her. Not Obamacare. TAXES!!!!
Nothing wrong with having a bias when you are honest about it, like Krystal and Saagar. But if I had never seen Rising, I wouldn't know Krystal's political views after watching this segment, and that's my favorite kind of political analysis. Daniel Allott did a great job!
Let me explain my Trump mentality. It’s quite simple . We’re sick & tired of politicians empty promises. Trump is no politician who delivered on his campaign promises. Simple as that!
News flash ... he doesn't just resonate with "heartland , blue collar" voters. He resonates with MANY working class people in MANY areas and men in general.
This is a very odd time to have a interview on this topic. Remember Krystal you said Trump has no chance to win the election. So why would you even care about the reasons people voted for Trump?
I think it's still important even if you think Biden will win. If the issues that caused people to vote for Obama and then Trump are never addressed, we'll end up with another version of him in the future.
He basically said if your politically informed and resourceful to understanding policy Trump is the answer... but if you care about feelings over facts then go Biden
What was that Shapiro quote, facts don't care about your feelings? If I was American I'd choose Trump (since Gabbard or Sanders are not options). Although Mr. John Doe from across the street might be better than the current candidates.
@@justinwhite2725 I don't think so. Trump was and is unique. The swamp is deep in D.C.(highlighted by the Russia hoax, impeachment). No other Republican could have handled the Democrat and media assault that has lasted for 4 years, they would have caved in. He got in the way of their globalist dreams, and that pissed them off to no end. If not for his bold and brash arrogant behavior he would not be standing today. You may not like his personality but he again is standing in the way of the people who want to rip this country from its foundation.
“The Gilded Rage” by Alex Zaitchik, written during the 2016 election, does the same thing. Reads like Hunter Thompson meets Studs Terkel - great read, highly recommend.
@@peetky8645 It’s just six conversations with people who said they were voting trump, hence the Terkel comparison. In these text itself there is no commentary on the people. In the afterword he warns of what could happen when the government is no longer responsive to the people. Was published before Election Day.
You don't seem to know where KB is coming from. She is not a fan of the Washington consensus and corporate Dems. She is a left populist and cares about what working class people think. She welcomes non mainstream views which is why she is interviewing this dude.
Until the legacy media 'gets it' (or dies outright) these books are going to be needed to hammer the point home. There will be another round for the next 4 years too, after Trump wins.
There are a lot of new voters and voters who didn't participate in the last election, especially minorities. I don't think trump has done enough to bring them in, and he needs much more than his base to win.
@@LCC144 objectively, new voter registration for the GOP has increased. There’s been a walkaway movement from the Democrat Party. Trump might not have done “enough”, but I’m not convinced the Democrat Party has shown they’re the better option. Especially when polls show people have more faith in Trump to strengthen the economy then Biden (if polls are to be trusted). Trump lowered unemployment for minorities drastically. Will people vote look at the money they made the last 3.5 years and vote Trump? Ultimately, Biden is going to win because the Democrat Party, Big Tech, & corporations have laid the groundwork for it.
@@anerrantknight8077 @An Errant Knight The democratic party got lucky, they haven't had to do much. The pandemic response, or lack thereof, has given them a lot of fuel. If not for covid and the economic fallout from it, I'd definitely think trump would be extremely hard to beat... Especially with Joe Biden. You're right about big tech and corporations. An owner may discreetly donate, but any public endorsements of trump are toxic in this climate. They're all looking for stability and business as usual.
@@LCC144 they got lucky because their platform is “I’m not Trump.” Biden (or Harris) has yet to say what should’ve been done differently with COVID19 and the economy. Plus, the media has stopped covering the ongoing riots that were showing to help Trump more then the Democrat Party.
Except for her facial expressions that conveyed the idea she would rather drink a gallon of Drain-O than listen to this guy be completely honest because he was the one who walked among the "common folk". Krystal Ball once ran for Congress, she wanted that cushy life as much as anyone in DC these days.
One of the issues l haven't heard anyone discuss is the fact that most rioters and looters, and many BLM and ANTIFA activists are single people who are totally self absorbed and arrogant. The people that find the teir behavior abhorrent are peoplecwho care about others and that includes family oriented people with children who are community minded, and that reflects the rural heartland, and some ways the centrist majority.
I did the same.. I just wanted to understand black conservatives in particular.. I ended up voting for trump because of it.. And with biden behind thrown at us now after 2016 it seems they haven't learned their lesson..
Crystal looks so disappointed after this interview since we know that she supports Bernie and his policies. Who is more to left than Obama then Bernie. I guess reality sucks....
It's so refreshing to see a journalist who isn't an elitist and who listens to others with equanimity. Also, lol @ the hate on Krystal's face especially at the end when he smiles and genuinely says thank you. "my pleasure (now go die)". lol
A lot of Trump supporters are disenfranchised by Fox news. Maybe instead of dismissing thoughts as 'fox news talking points' realise that they might be genuine concerns that even moderate democrats that don't watch fox come up with. I don't watch fox news. I watch progressive Jimmy doore and the hill each far more.
@@justinwhite2725 I know several Trump supporters, and they all watch foxnews or listen to Rush or some other right wing propaganda outlet. They all spew the same talking points: the radical left is out to get us, Biden is a puppet for the radical left. Every Dem is a radical leftist, we will become venezuela unless our side wins. It's no accident that they are all singing the same song. If you don't digest any right wing propaganda, (which I highly doubt, you're getting it somewhere, maybe not foxnews). Then you are an outlier
It’s interesting that Krystal did this interview. His reporting is the antithesis of so many of the “polls” that she gleefully brings as “evidence” that Trump “will lose”. I have said, since Bernie Sanders started getting some of the limelight earlier this year, that Krystal has given up being a “Journalist” in favor of becoming that which she spent so much time criticizing just one year ago. It was very nice to see her act like a journalist once again for this interview, and refrain from coloring it with her hatred of Trump.
This will probably piss off most of the Trump supporters who follow The Hill and bum-rush the comment sections, but I couldn't disagree with this journalist more on Trump winning on policy issues. I actually believe his policies and follow through on some of his most emphasized initiatives have come up short (such as his promise to bring back the coal industry, manufacturing jobs, and the border wall). Honestly besides his tax cuts that disproportionately benefited the top tenth of one percent, he hasn't accomplished much (outside of his executive orders). I personally believe most diehard Trump supporters defend him primarily because of his abrasive nature towards mainstream media as well as his constant rebukes on the Democratic party. I actually find that many Trump supporters are drawn to him over personality rather than actual policy. Hell! He didn't even have a policy platform in his Republican National Convention!
Naw. It won't piss off Trump supporters because (as Mike pence brought up during the veep debate) Trump is at least having those battles, even if he loses them. Democrats haven't even tried. Dems talk a good game - Trump puts his money where his mouth is. And trump has more of a platform than biden. Biden's platform flip flops depending on who he is talking to. The only thing we know for sure about Biden is that he's going to raise taxes and 'phase out' jobs.
@@justinwhite2725 like the 11,000,000+ jobs that Trump currently lost during his first term with a housing crisis and another wave of a pandemic that he's hoping the American people will eventually forget about, while threatening to kill a healthcare plan that well throw 28 million people off of their healthcare coverage??? Sounds like a great platform...
@@armonwilliams4735 before covid, the US economy was the strongest in my lifetime. Trump built that (Obama said it wpipd take a magic wand, so you can't give him the credit!). You can't blame job loses due to covid on Trump. That is happening all over the world - with varying degrees based on how long businesses locked down for (and Trump left that up to a state by state decision, which is probably correct because of the 10th amendment)
@@justinwhite2725 the excuses keep flowing. Over 225,000 deaths and at least 100,000 of those could've been avoided had he acted in a decisive manner instead of denying the severity of the pandemic on camera while acknowledging the seriousness of this pandemic in private. It's not how a president looks in times of prosperity that defines their legacy, it's how they respond in times of turmoil and crisis that defines them. And Trump failed miserably. He had an opportunity during the early stages of this pandemic to deliver sets of masks to millions of Americans through the postal service, but instead he declined which cost lives. And then would later go on to try and undermine the stability of the USPS in an attempt to discredit the mail in ballots for fear of losing an election. Meantime other countries (like South Korea, Japan, and the Netherlands) handled the pandemic with the attention it deserved and they were able to drastically reduce the number of fatalities while keeping their economies from collapsing. Taking credit for a stable & solid economy that you inherited (compared to what Obama inherited after Bush) is easy. It's responding and persevering through adversity that separates the good presidents from the mediocre or bad ones. Trump has been anything but dependable during this pandemic and economic collapse.
@@armonwilliams4735 other than banning flights from China in January (despite the WHO advising against that until February) what 'decisive action' would you like him to have taken - bearing in mind the 10th amendment does not give the federal government authority over the states except as expressly laid out on the constitution?
Great interview. Journalists and politicians live in a bubble and are very disconnected from everyday Americans. They need to get out there and meet regular people like this guy did.
This was me. I was a two time Obama supporter, but he added to the racial divide instead of bridging the gap. The affordable care act just raised rates for the already insured to insure others. I know people who lost houses and/or cars due to the cut in pay that the rate increase caused. I do feel we need better healthcare options and insurance, but that was not it. Finally, It seemed that the Democratic party suddenly shape shifted into something very strange and radical!
@Justin Woodall anyone who’s been around long enough was sideswiped by the rapid change. That’s how Trump got elected. In no way would it have happened otherwise. It had nothing to do with what Trump spews.
Who are you going to believe Jackie? their superior intellects or your lying eyes. Obama helped you , you just don't know it ! ; ) The "elites" talk about their fellow Americans like it's anthropological study of a lost tribe. All that stuff you mentioned didn't happen to them or their friends so it didn't happen, if it goes against their narrative it extra didn't happen. There is no way they got things wrong it must be us.
@@bluebird3281 most politicians are career politicians. They no longer know what it’s like to live the American life. They live in a bubble. I don’t think the forefathers meant for congress to be a career for life. Yes, people vote them in, but it’s been proven that people vote for familiar names or down party lines vs policy (as most really don’t know what they stand for). Things won’t change until term limits are implemented.I’m not going to hold my breath on that!
@Justin Woodall Maybe it applies more so now, but not for the election. When asked in interviews, many people said they voted for him because they were tired of the typical promises and let downs that politicians kept doing. They were tired of the status quo. I agree about sales men/women, just like Congress, modifying the truth lines their pockets.
Hey, if Trump gave us universal health care, living wages, green new deal, I might overlook his flaws. Americans have all but given up on DC. But, people with his flaws don’t often help anyone?
@@cauponavenereae4684 I would love to see New York flip, but it's a lost cause. Look up the election result map by county in NY from 2016. It was city vs rural.
@@albertbarie5305 There might be just enough in the city that has opened their eyes. A lot have left the city, moved to other blue states, and some generally dispersed. If thats the case a slim win might be possible. 🤷♂️
Great Insight !! Finally someone in the media is actually making an effort to understand the "REAL WORKING AMERICANS". Way to go Krystal....Good Stuff.
So it's pretty much what we thought- it's the "socially conservative" issues, like religion and racism. We've got to stop trying to spin it some other way.
This is what I mean when I say both parties lack any introspection. The reason why Trump was elected was because Obama had a nice smiling veneer but had little subsidence and further did not keep on his promises to the people. That is toward all groups. I live in the south and most Southerners don’t really talk about their political and economic problems outside their family. The message of hope and change resonated because people wanted hope and change. They wanted someone to finally address the problems that they could not fix on their own and yet Obama sat and watched as over 5.1 million Americans got kicked out of their homes and further the people under debt peonage. And I’m not gonna say Obama didn’t have challenges but FDR had challenge too. Trump resonated with the disenfranchised Americans that have been excluded from our system. Trump also resonated with many veterans because he at least admitted that the Iraq war was bullshit. No one else did that. And don’t get me wrong I don’t support Trump but at least understand why people voted for him and I don’t continue to spit in those voters faces. Obama represented the disingenuous caricature of a politician that they have learned to despise. And Joe Biden‘s not gonna be too much different. We haven’t learned anything since 2016. The left goes to sleep when their candidate is an office. It’s the unseen evil from the lesser of two evils. Everyone still loves Obama even though he did some hellacious atrocities. This class divisive dichotomy has to stop. We are creating a new cast system in America and I don’t understand why people don’t see that. Why do we have to wait until the problem has exacerbated to such a destructive degree before we decide to alter our course and behavior? Well we’ll see how awake the left is when and if Joe Biden get elected.
very well said. thank you for saying excluded from system and not left behind or worse "feel" they've been left behind. very much like the disingenuous caricature of a politician
But... Biden has literally had a 50 yr career in politics with a corporate/globalist/media/big tech pandering. Also, he clearly has dementia. Trump is brash harsh NYC brawler, but he is feeling he is putting America first and this is not the corporate/globalist/media/big tech folks. Trump used to be a Democrat and he's not lock step with Repubs. He's just Trump
@@roseco581 exactly why I voted for Trump. Born in PA, raised in NJ and am living in PA again. I knew who Trump was 30 years ago. If I didn't hear his name 3 times a day I heard it 6 times a week living in NJ, seeing his name on billboards, in the news, on TV, on the radio, etc. He's brash, arrogant, he's a salesman. He fights back, he takes no shit. You know what's changed about him over the past 30 years? Absolutely nothing. Between Trump and Hillary I knew what I was getting with either candidate. Hillary was and still is trash. Biden is just as bad. Neither Clinton nor Biden has done anything positive for the American people. Trump, for better or worse, kept his promises and pointed out the hypocrisy that is DC and the elitists. As an Independent voter I knew voting Trump wasn't voting Republican. Trump ran as a Republican but was a hybrid candidate. Now I don't have much of a choice when I vote. I certainly cannot for a Democrat, even if I liked the candidate, due to the hierarchy of the Democrat leadership. They'd only serve their masters, and that is not the people who voted them into office in the first place. "Orange Man Bad" isn't enough for me..I'd rather vote for someone who has a platform and can explain to me what their agenda is. Good luck finding that with plagiarizin' Biden.
If the Democratic Party would drop gun control, they'd win a lot more elections in the middle of the country, but the party needlessly allows the big coastal cities to shape the platform.
@@justinwhite2725 No, the fascists need to stop acting as though the only people who matter are white males. Antifa and other aspects of social justice are essential for a move forward.
Following Obama voters who voted for trump in 2016, would make me think he was speaking mostly to Democrats. How many independents and republicans did he talk to?
The biggest problem with populism is that when your policies appeal to people's emotions they will vote for your policies, but they will still need results that are rationally sound or the whole thing goes kablooey sooner or later.
To me, this is real reporting by a real journalist. Journalism has become so narrowly defined nowadays as mere editorializing from ‘reporters’ who have never investigated or even experienced the folks they’re so adamantly editorializing about. Just bought the book, btw.
Unfortunately, no one cares about ordinary working class Americans. It’s tragic. Nothing proves it more than the Stimulus Plan not passing. The author makes a great point: media etc. should hire journalists from all over and middle America, to get a real view of what they think, and where they want America to go.
Looking at this video after the election, he was totally right. Very little changed, and Trump didn’t lose nearly as much ground as everyone thought from the polls
Yea when he just wet his lips 👄 fake drinking the poisonous ☠️ water 💧 of Flint Michigan!!!! In front of his supporters smh 🤦♂️ I tried showing that footage to my family members an they still defend Obama smh! What can I say when this politic insanity has taken over? Obama could have order a Hitman to kill someone and people that still support him will still defend him no matter what!!! That is some perfect brainwashing right there! Too many people think emotionally and not logically which is the main problem!
@@jz5425 Trump is a straight out liar like the lot of them. Just in this last debate 'The vaccine will be ready in a few weeks" ... "Do you guarantee it ?" ... "No" ... WTF is that shit.
Spot on! Obama disguised himself as a Progressive, only to turn into a centrist. Trump went from an outsider populist to a big spending, unorthodox Republican! Great assessment, indeed!
If you are media that exists to reach the entire country, then you are a media company owned and controlled by one of only 6 corporations. You thus hear only what they want you to hear.
I love how a media show, run by educated elites, Krystal and Saagar, is constantly whining about elites. Krystal was born in the DC area, to a Physicist father, in Kings County, where median income is $97,000 per year. Literally, a child of the cocktail sipping DC elite circuit. This whole show is a huge grift that is bandwagoning on populism for money and clicks.
@mpls 612 It might mean that if someone with an outstanding warrant for sexual assault shows up at the alleged victim's home and winds up shot by police, that person doesn't become the victim and become an object of sympathy to our Dem candidate for POTUS and VP.
It means equality of opportunity not equality of outcome (no diversity quotas etc). It means a rejection of woke identity politics and critical race theory that teaches that all white people are racist and can never atone. The Conservative view on race is - we don't care what race you are, if you love our country and want to make it better then you are American and we want to work with you.
Media companies in 2016: We lost touch with the American people.
Media companies in 2020: Force the american people to agree with us.
Yes. There once was a time when the news merely reported observed events and let the people decide and interpret. Today they have morphed into no longer reporting on events, but pushing narratives to push their preferred world views and predetermined interpretations onto others.
The media bias has always been there, but previously it was more of a bad clandestine operation. Today it is an overt operation.
@@jamess6656 They are desperate to remain relevant in an era of declining revenue etc.
@@PK-re3lu That is a good point.
@@jamess6656 Why do you believe?
This is why I watch your show. You give a wide assortment of views. Whether I agree with these views or not, I am learning and hearing from more sides. Keep it up guys,
Exactly!....unfortunately, segments like this have become fewer and fewer. My curser's hovered over the unsub button a couple times lately.
I know. You wouldn't see Rachel Maddow being so polite to this mam.
Krystal did not seem pleased to get that news. You can see the anti-Trump wheels spinning in her mind.
@@VengerSatanis
She is an introvert Trunp hater. Just pretending.
@@RookYZRM1 the channel will get back into a more comfortable rotation after the crapshow that is the election ends - no matter who wins
I wouldn't say they don't get it... more like they don't care
Exactly. They serve the same masters.
@Skar Scalp?
They cannot imagine how we live. And they will fail once again next week. He goes to nine counties... And this is their expert on us... In three years he managed to go to make friends with 16 families in nine counties. What are we going to have to do to make them realize there is a dramatic divide between these two sides
They dont get it. Im from a small town in the south and the media dismisses them as all dumb racist for voting for trump when thats just not true.
More accurately, they don’t care to get it.
The majority of Trump supporters do not take him literally but they do take him seriously.
bingo: his personality is not his ruling self. he is an instinctual creature.
This is very well put!
Unfortunately the media take him seriously but not always literally.
What’s the difference
As much as I criticize this show, and Krystal on their obession with polls. They do make an effort to show a diversity in views. That guy would never be invited on most MSM networks.
Lol, bc he is a pro trump grifter
@@JuanPellat Have you read it?
Which is strange cause this guy isn't even touting a pro trump horn he is just saying what he observed.
@Donny Islington damn Donny you should get a Netflix special with side splitters like that one
@Donny Islington ...we will see...I was a never Trumper in 2016... I really listened to the Democratic primaries... In fact I liked Tulsi... however all this identtarian victimhood is currency leftist idealogy... I am voting for Trump 2020...btw I am Honduras 🇭🇳 born American 🇺🇸 raised Latino...
I believe it was Walter Cronkite who said "Viewers should never be able to tell who a newscaster is going to vote for".
daniel allot: “...not even the riots...”
krystal: “what riots?... you mean fiery but mostly peaceful protests?!?”
I think that "not talking down" is a common issue for many.
What do they mean? It just seems these Obama/ trump ppl are making excuses and not doing enough to inform themselves or theyre with the hypocrisy. Yeah, but I agree with the author, even after trying to undercut the constitution and 200k dead it's still a lot ex-Obama voters who will vote for trump again.
@Michael Pondo Yeah, you have a point.
I do get why people would feel condescended to when most politicians simply dismiss their concerns, so that makes them feel small and insignificant, which hurts their pride. But Trump literally called them stupid, uneducated etc. So yeah, there is a lot of masking the cognitive dissonance and in the end, the truth is, they just feel more in common with him bc he is also inarticulate and immensely ignorant but wears a suit, mingles with the elites and allegedly has a lot of money.
The core issue is that politicians need to work for the people in general bc if they don't, these two-bit conmen will have a very easy job winning over people who have an inferiority complex by rhetoric alone.
The guy did he research, on spot. Vote on policies, not on emotions.
Not sure he is spot on about it actually, since Trump 'policies' the few there are have been shyte (Mega-Corp & Rich Tax Cuts) or not done (Wall) or done badly (re-negotiated NAFTA) it' s going to be about emotions, those of the Wine mom's/C-19 scared Boomer normies verses those of the 'average' rural & working class with their small 'c' conservative values hooking them to their one man (dumba$$) showman Trump, while the youth mostly will sit this one out because they can't vote for Bernie. Good that he did his long road trip research to be sure even though I suspect his view is a bit askew, still might be more accurate then most slightly accidentally, probably by a long shot than the Coastal seasiders & Washington base MSM.
BIg reasonS to why we have electoral votes.
It’s not just “rural” America. They just say that to make themselves feel better. Many very highly educated people support Trump.
Absolutely!
I concur 😊
Get the money back from your pseudo education.
@Jörgen Fredriksson 🙄
@Jörgen Fredriksson well be sure to vote in person PLEASE.
This guy has it spot on
how? he keeps saying Obama moved too far left for these people in his 8 years, and yet there is virtually nothing Obama did that was left wing, that was the entire problem with Obama's Presidency
Krystal still living in her bubble. She is not liking his response. Bless her heart!
Excellent interview, Ms Ball.
I don’t agree with your politics but you are a first class journalist.
yeah we don't need to agree with her views, but she is being a journalist.
She isnt a journalist.
I’m from macomb county MI and this is soooo spot on! Couldn’t be a more accurate description of how the voters feel. Trump is MAJORLY supported out here.
100% spot on for my choice in 2016. Totally discouraged with democratic party
i wonder if he knew how corrupt the bidens were or if he thought joe was too stupid to be doing this stuff with hunter. I think obama finally put joe in place for this election because joe has dirt on the obama admin(most transparent and scandal free of all time) and joe said get me the nomination or i spill the beans. criminals gonna criminal. Barrack certainly hasn't been out beating the serfs to get them out to vote for joe---he makes bernie look like a hard worker...
I’m completely Disillusioned with Democratic Party
For those of you disappointed with DEMs, do you not recognize that the GOP is worst? I mean there is nothing wrong with the DEMs really. The problem is MONEY IN POLITICS. Our politicians have been bought and paid for. Both DEM and GOP do not serve us. They serve the elites. I've been observing some strange behavior. People are complaining about liberal media being propaganda and the democratic party being corrupt. Then you have these right wing grifters who take advantage. They amplify how corrupt the DEMs are to make the GOP look like the solution. "liberal media is lying to you. The DEMs don't care about you. Come over here!". Then people are leaving the DEMs to trade in one lie for another. I've been tracking dozens of conservative media channels and it's like the liberal media only worst. The republicans are trash just like the DEMs are but somehow people are swapping one lie for another and don't realize it.
The difference between this show and MSM: She didn't feel the need to be combative about positive comments about Trump. And she didnt nod in agreement with negative comments either. Nicely done.
What a great interview Krystal. As someone who voted for Trump, I am so tired of being called a Nazi, a racist, and klan member. I feel so misunderstood. I don’t love Trump and I’m certainly not one of his hardened base but I am voting for him again and it seems like this gentleman really gets why.
AND he didn't call them DEPLORABLES and have "fly over states"
I can feel Krystals disappointment when he said Trump supporters were not swayed by Coronavirus and protests.
Actually a lot of voters were pushed TO Trump because of the protests.
@@justinwhite2725 *riots and the lack of rule of law in their democratic rule cities, counties, and states. The draconian lock downs also helped Trump.
@@justinwhite2725 Exactly, I have a few family members that are now voting Trump mainly for that reason.
“The Democratic Party moved to the left”. Maybe in the woke, identity sense. Otherwise that’s the most delusional contention I’ve heard today-and that’s saying something.
They definitely moved to thr left they have segregated parts of schools and libraries and cafes and in californa they are voting to roll back civil rights protection they went so left they fell off a cliff
It's undeniable the party has moved left. Some of the biggest voices in the party are people like AOC and Ilhan Omar. Hillary ran on an identity politics platform, and rather than scaling it back they're doubling down this time around.
While they’re yelling and screaming about identity politics they’re moving waaaay to the right economically while systematically screwing people of color. At this point I’m getting tired of labeling any of it “left” or “right”. They’re corrupt af, how about we just say that!
@@KristeeBee That's what I was thinking. The signal that they move left, and that really upsets the "right", but in reality they have done zip legislatively. Yes Obama betrayed everyone who thought he would fix healthcare, cut military intervention, or side with the citizenry as opposed to banks and corporations. So Hillary was just another "FU" to america, as is Biden.
@@holden6104 yeah I know but Biden didn't
Why would politicians and the corporate donor class care what Americans think now that the world has globalized? What leverage does rural and working Americans have?
You'll find out November 3rd.
@ Justin White.....Criminal foreign activities are going to happen under Biden or Trump. You don’t get it, WE are the evil empire now!
@@anderseckstrand7033 a thorough investigation was done on Trump that lasted 2.5 years. No evidence of criminal activity (foreign or otherwise) was ever found, despite a very adamant search for anything to justify his removal.
We are seeing lots of evidence from confirmed sources of potential criminal activity for Biden, and I trust a similar investigation will be launched to look into that further.
@@anderseckstrand7033 power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. The USA is not the evil empire but the men behind the curtain, the swamp, certainly is.
Regardless of your position, Trump did change everything. I know he did for me. It activated me.
So much has changed. We are not in the same politically sleepy America anymore. We are fully awake, and outside the Matrix.
This sounds like an important book. I will read it.
Yeah I plan on checking it out but I don’t know man, a lot of people are still comfortably in bed. Most don’t want to wake up but I agree a lot more people are now
@@boylibrary3533 The less people participate, the less of a democracy we have.
It's essential that people educate themselves politically, and vote in EVERY election.
Krystal looked depressed at what she was hearing.
That was my thought!! I give her credit for letting him freely voice what he had learned, even when it went against her world view. It had to be hard for her to hear that last part about pro-Trump on policies. I think she overestimates the number of believers in progressive policies.
But, Joe is going to win in a landslide right!? 😆
The so called "cultural issues" outlined here made my blood run cold and now I fully appreciate the value of a great education!
I voted for Obama and than Jill Stein. My friends who lean left treated us small business owners like we wanted to kill people because we were concerned about the shutdown closing our doors forever. I was willing to take all safety measures probably more than Walmart. This hurt as it took m 18 years to recover from homeless to small business owner . Peace and love family. Its hard for me look past their threatening behavior.
i hope you and your business continue on in some form going forward. i fear many will not. i truly believe that many governors are pursuing a political path, shutting down the economy to harm businesses and workers to make trump look bad. you and others like you are the lamb they sacrifice on their progressive altar. If joe wins, they will socialize healthcare, expand the supreme court and add more states. free speech and gun rights will be toast. america will never be the same and the govt and big corps will control us all. 1984, here i come
Hope all goes well with your business!
I'm part of the 99.999% of Americans who haven't died yet and I support you and hope your business thrives.
@@peetky8645 thank you.
@@jamess6656 thank you
Coming from a generally lifelong Democratic person. #1 reason: protests were allowed so much to the point where it disrupted innocent citizens (ie blocking roads, people needs to get to work). With the protests came riots, then looting. Not only was the only did the Democratic party not condemn riots, looting, burning and violence, they were there party to encourage such actions. A lot of times, affecting innocent folks businesses, etc. Add defunding police, taking away gun rights together with zero help from government, and less police. That leaves many people sitting ducks. That is the main reason for Democratic is losing supporters. On top of that they're the only part heavily focused on racism when we know that's a very very small issue compared to what the real problem is; poverty, high cost of living, schooling, homelessness, etc. Bye Democrats!
"Obama moved too far left for them" what planet are these people on
Obama went about as far left as you can go in America...
All the way left to Martha’s Vinyard to a 42 acre 12 million dollar estate.
Not bad for a guy with career earnings of about 1/3 of that.
Any further left and he’d be in the Atlantic Ocean 🌊.🙄🥃
I've been hearing this stuff for decades. How the educated elites don't "understand" people in middle America. Yes, the more religious you are, the less educated you are, chances are that you will be more culturally conservative, and will vote AGAINST your economic interests. This is by design in my opinion via the conservative elites, who use these folks to maintain an America that is more closed off sociologically than any other comparable wealthy nation. It's also why we are no longer the model for even much of the Western World. It's also why we know less about the World we inhabit and are more xenophobic than many in other nations are. I don't quite see it as some badge of honor.
Waiting for this journalist to get in trouble for doing his job
Media will operate on him using vectors from the hilbert space's dual.
Great interview. Good questions by Krystal and solid points made by the author. He’s right on the money.
Lol,,, he is just a contrarian grifter
@@JuanPellat nah, he actually knows what he is talking about.
@@JuanPellat remember this interview when Trump wins on November 3rd.
I was with a younger family member yesterday who vote Obama x 2 and Clinton. She stop talking-to me for 4 years. Yesterday we talked...she is voting Trump. why? she opened her business 3 years ago and now taxes is a big issue for her. Not Obamacare. TAXES!!!!
Now you know why democrats hate and are trying to cripple small business owners.
In summation. I interviewed a bunch of idiots for three years and wrote a book about how they can’t see the forest through the trees.
Yeah what's wrong with those deplorables, how can they like Trump and not a corrupt dimentia-laden creep?
Finally something with substance. This is why majority of media and politicians fail, they don’t listen and actually talk to them directly.
It seems like the democratic establishment went left on social issues and right on fiscal policy. Seems like a toxic mix
Yup. This seems accurate.
Nothing wrong with having a bias when you are honest about it, like Krystal and Saagar. But if I had never seen Rising, I wouldn't know Krystal's political views after watching this segment, and that's my favorite kind of political analysis. Daniel Allott did a great job!
Let me explain my Trump mentality. It’s quite simple . We’re sick & tired of politicians empty promises. Trump is no politician who delivered on his campaign promises. Simple as that!
lf he deliverer, why is his polling from Republicans so low?
@@TheSycaman what poll r i looking at & majority of Republicans vote in person on election day.
News flash ... he doesn't just resonate with "heartland , blue collar" voters.
He resonates with MANY working class people in MANY areas and men in general.
One of the best interviews ever!
Who sees people like themselves in mainstream media figures?
Yeah maybe some places can handle a $15 minimum wage, but not most places in America and many small businesses can’t.
I wonder about a $15 min wage but only for companies of a certain size/profit
I like that this guy's recommendation is diversity of thoughts and beliefs, and not diversity of immutable characteristics.
This is a very odd time to have a interview on this topic. Remember Krystal you said Trump has no chance to win the election. So why would you even care about the reasons people voted for Trump?
I think it's still important even if you think Biden will win. If the issues that caused people to vote for Obama and then Trump are never addressed, we'll end up with another version of him in the future.
Because the reasons won't go away if Biden wins, nor will the path of the GOP
Because even she knows the polls are wrong and Trump has a good chance of winning reelection.
He basically said if your politically informed and resourceful to understanding policy Trump is the answer... but if you care about feelings over facts then go Biden
What was that Shapiro quote, facts don't care about your feelings? If I was American I'd choose Trump (since Gabbard or Sanders are not options). Although Mr. John Doe from across the street might be better than the current candidates.
That's accurate.
@@justinwhite2725 I don't think so. Trump was and is unique. The swamp is deep in D.C.(highlighted by the Russia hoax, impeachment). No other Republican could have handled the Democrat and media assault that has lasted for 4 years, they would have caved in. He got in the way of their globalist dreams, and that pissed them off to no end. If not for his bold and brash arrogant behavior he would not be standing today. You may not like his personality but he again is standing in the way of the people who want to rip this country from its foundation.
“The Gilded Rage” by Alex Zaitchik, written during the 2016 election, does the same thing. Reads like Hunter Thompson meets Studs Terkel - great read, highly recommend.
thanks for the rec. could you flesh out about the book a little more---point of view, insights, hero/villain. have not heard of the author.
@@peetky8645 It’s just six conversations with people who said they were voting trump, hence the Terkel comparison. In these text itself there is no commentary on the people. In the afterword he warns of what could happen when the government is no longer responsive to the people. Was published before Election Day.
Yep. My health insurance skyrocketed after 2010. I actually tried reading that 2200 page bill n gave up at page 200. Just lawyers n bureaucratic talk.
Looks like a Krystal Ball has been shattered...
Lollll
Hahaha I enjoyed watching that. She hated everything he said.
Highly underrated comment!
You don't really know what she stands for then/all Democrats and any on the left all agree and backed/back Clinton/Biden
You don't seem to know where KB is coming from. She is not a fan of the Washington consensus and corporate Dems. She is a left populist and cares about what working class people think. She welcomes non mainstream views which is why she is interviewing this dude.
Finally! A journalist doing his homework. Grade A work.
Kristal doesn't get it either. Among other things
Get what?
nope
How many different books are there gonna be about this? I feel like I’ve heard this story a lot
Until the legacy media 'gets it' (or dies outright) these books are going to be needed to hammer the point home. There will be another round for the next 4 years too, after Trump wins.
I know several people who didn’t vote Trump in 2016 that are this time. I know zero people who voted Trump in 2016 that aren’t this time around.
There are a lot of new voters and voters who didn't participate in the last election, especially minorities. I don't think trump has done enough to bring them in, and he needs much more than his base to win.
@@LCC144 objectively, new voter registration for the GOP has increased. There’s been a walkaway movement from the Democrat Party. Trump might not have done “enough”, but I’m not convinced the Democrat Party has shown they’re the better option. Especially when polls show people have more faith in Trump to strengthen the economy then Biden (if polls are to be trusted). Trump lowered unemployment for minorities drastically. Will people vote look at the money they made the last 3.5 years and vote Trump?
Ultimately, Biden is going to win because the Democrat Party, Big Tech, & corporations have laid the groundwork for it.
@@anerrantknight8077 @An Errant Knight The democratic party got lucky, they haven't had to do much. The pandemic response, or lack thereof, has given them a lot of fuel. If not for covid and the economic fallout from it, I'd definitely think trump would be extremely hard to beat... Especially with Joe Biden.
You're right about big tech and corporations. An owner may discreetly donate, but any public endorsements of trump are toxic in this climate. They're all looking for stability and business as usual.
@@LCC144 they got lucky because their platform is “I’m not Trump.” Biden (or Harris) has yet to say what should’ve been done differently with COVID19 and the economy. Plus, the media has stopped covering the ongoing riots that were showing to help Trump more then the Democrat Party.
@@anerrantknight8077 who would have thought that "anyone but him" would be such great motivation
Trump is not a politician. He said what he was going to do and did it. Four more years with Trump means peace and prosperity for all.
Big reasons why we have electoral votes.
This was a great interview Krystal. Good job on every front.
Except for her facial expressions that conveyed the idea she would rather drink a gallon of Drain-O than listen to this guy be completely honest because he was the one who walked among the "common folk". Krystal Ball once ran for Congress, she wanted that cushy life as much as anyone in DC these days.
@@mastersidearms3199 😄👍
"the democorp party moved too far left for me". Slay me for the incredible idiocy. Soooo pathetic. This is a one party oligarchy.
Interesting talk. The last part is telling: Americans are not stupid. Many are more informed now than ever about the game of politics. Trump will win.
He bases his findings on 16 voters?? For real? How representative! His findings must be totally trustworthy.
One of the issues l haven't heard anyone discuss is the fact that most rioters and looters, and many BLM and ANTIFA activists are single people who are totally self absorbed and arrogant. The people that find the teir behavior abhorrent are peoplecwho care about others and that includes family oriented people with children who are community minded, and that reflects the rural heartland, and some ways the centrist majority.
I did the same.. I just wanted to understand black conservatives in particular.. I ended up voting for trump because of it.. And with biden behind thrown at us now after 2016 it seems they haven't learned their lesson..
Crystal looks so disappointed after this interview since we know that she supports Bernie and his policies. Who is more to left than Obama then Bernie. I guess reality sucks....
How could a self described moderate Republican like Obama make people think the Democrat party moved too far left
Its almost like paying glorified text-to-speech bots more than nurses and teachers, may have some unforeseen mishaps
Much closer... but no prize!..
I just voted and feel like I've contributed to the illusion of Democracy...
i love it
Is "elite" media even meaningful, or is its use just stacking the deck at the outset? “When you catch an adjective, kill it."
Me. Allot's book completely disproves all of Crystal's "radar" editorials in the past few months with regards to Trump.
It's so refreshing to see a journalist who isn't an elitist and who listens to others with equanimity. Also, lol @ the hate on Krystal's face especially at the end when he smiles and genuinely says thank you. "my pleasure (now go die)". lol
Great interview Krystal. Your approach is well balanced.
Trump supporters watch foxnews regularly. A lot of the reasons people switched to Trump this guy gives are talking points you hear on foxnews.
A lot of Trump supporters are disenfranchised by Fox news. Maybe instead of dismissing thoughts as 'fox news talking points' realise that they might be genuine concerns that even moderate democrats that don't watch fox come up with.
I don't watch fox news. I watch progressive Jimmy doore and the hill each far more.
@@justinwhite2725 I know several Trump supporters, and they all watch foxnews or listen to Rush or some other right wing propaganda outlet. They all spew the same talking points: the radical left is out to get us, Biden is a puppet for the radical left. Every Dem is a radical leftist, we will become venezuela unless our side wins. It's no accident that they are all singing the same song. If you don't digest any right wing propaganda, (which I highly doubt, you're getting it somewhere, maybe not foxnews). Then you are an outlier
The main point of contention will be how many people have been touched by the pandemic regardless of the pundits
Thats.... good news....
Are you kidding me, Obama, was a Moderate Republican if compared to 1980 s Republicans
It’s interesting that Krystal did this interview. His reporting is the antithesis of so many of the “polls” that she gleefully brings as “evidence” that Trump “will lose”.
I have said, since Bernie Sanders started getting some of the limelight earlier this year, that Krystal has given up being a “Journalist” in favor of becoming that which she spent so much time criticizing just one year ago. It was very nice to see her act like a journalist once again for this interview, and refrain from coloring it with her hatred of Trump.
agree
I'm pretty sure Trump supporters didn't like being called Basket of deplorables.
This will probably piss off most of the Trump supporters who follow The Hill and bum-rush the comment sections, but I couldn't disagree with this journalist more on Trump winning on policy issues. I actually believe his policies and follow through on some of his most emphasized initiatives have come up short (such as his promise to bring back the coal industry, manufacturing jobs, and the border wall). Honestly besides his tax cuts that disproportionately benefited the top tenth of one percent, he hasn't accomplished much (outside of his executive orders).
I personally believe most diehard Trump supporters defend him primarily because of his abrasive nature towards mainstream media as well as his constant rebukes on the Democratic party. I actually find that many Trump supporters are drawn to him over personality rather than actual policy. Hell! He didn't even have a policy platform in his Republican National Convention!
Naw. It won't piss off Trump supporters because (as Mike pence brought up during the veep debate) Trump is at least having those battles, even if he loses them. Democrats haven't even tried. Dems talk a good game - Trump puts his money where his mouth is.
And trump has more of a platform than biden. Biden's platform flip flops depending on who he is talking to. The only thing we know for sure about Biden is that he's going to raise taxes and 'phase out' jobs.
@@justinwhite2725 like the 11,000,000+ jobs that Trump currently lost during his first term with a housing crisis and another wave of a pandemic that he's hoping the American people will eventually forget about, while threatening to kill a healthcare plan that well throw 28 million people off of their healthcare coverage??? Sounds like a great platform...
@@armonwilliams4735 before covid, the US economy was the strongest in my lifetime. Trump built that (Obama said it wpipd take a magic wand, so you can't give him the credit!).
You can't blame job loses due to covid on Trump. That is happening all over the world - with varying degrees based on how long businesses locked down for (and Trump left that up to a state by state decision, which is probably correct because of the 10th amendment)
@@justinwhite2725 the excuses keep flowing. Over 225,000 deaths and at least 100,000 of those could've been avoided had he acted in a decisive manner instead of denying the severity of the pandemic on camera while acknowledging the seriousness of this pandemic in private.
It's not how a president looks in times of prosperity that defines their legacy, it's how they respond in times of turmoil and crisis that defines them. And Trump failed miserably. He had an opportunity during the early stages of this pandemic to deliver sets of masks to millions of Americans through the postal service, but instead he declined which cost lives. And then would later go on to try and undermine the stability of the USPS in an attempt to discredit the mail in ballots for fear of losing an election. Meantime other countries (like South Korea, Japan, and the Netherlands) handled the pandemic with the attention it deserved and they were able to drastically reduce the number of fatalities while keeping their economies from collapsing.
Taking credit for a stable & solid economy that you inherited (compared to what Obama inherited after Bush) is easy. It's responding and persevering through adversity that separates the good presidents from the mediocre or bad ones. Trump has been anything but dependable during this pandemic and economic collapse.
@@armonwilliams4735 other than banning flights from China in January (despite the WHO advising against that until February) what 'decisive action' would you like him to have taken - bearing in mind the 10th amendment does not give the federal government authority over the states except as expressly laid out on the constitution?
Great interview. Journalists and politicians live in a bubble and are very disconnected from everyday Americans. They need to get out there and meet regular people like this guy did.
This was me. I was a two time Obama supporter, but he added to the racial divide instead of bridging the gap. The affordable care act just raised rates for the already insured to insure others. I know people who lost houses and/or cars due to the cut in pay that the rate increase caused. I do feel we need better healthcare options and insurance, but that was not it. Finally, It seemed that the Democratic party suddenly shape shifted into something very strange and radical!
@Justin Woodall anyone who’s been around long enough was sideswiped by the rapid change. That’s how Trump got elected. In no way would it have happened otherwise. It had nothing to do with what Trump spews.
Who are you going to believe Jackie? their superior intellects or your lying eyes. Obama helped you , you just don't know it ! ; )
The "elites" talk about their fellow Americans like it's anthropological study of a lost tribe. All that stuff you mentioned didn't happen to them or their friends so it didn't happen, if it goes against their narrative it extra didn't happen. There is no way they got things wrong it must be us.
@@bluebird3281 most politicians are career politicians. They no longer know what it’s like to live the American life. They live in a bubble. I don’t think the forefathers meant for congress to be a career for life. Yes, people vote them in, but it’s been proven that people vote for familiar names or down party lines vs policy (as most really don’t know what they stand for). Things won’t change until term limits are implemented.I’m not going to hold my breath on that!
@Justin Woodall - Smart people are learning to tune out the ones with TDS!
@Justin Woodall Maybe it applies more so now, but not for the election. When asked in interviews, many people said they voted for him because they were tired of the typical promises and let downs that politicians kept doing. They were tired of the status quo.
I agree about sales men/women, just like Congress, modifying the truth lines their pockets.
Hey, if Trump gave us universal health care, living wages, green new deal, I might overlook his flaws. Americans have all but given up on DC.
But, people with his flaws don’t often help anyone?
Advice for the media:
There is more to the country than NYC, LA, and DC.
LA might have a chance of going red though. 🤷♂️
@@cauponavenereae4684 I would love to see New York flip, but it's a lost cause. Look up the election result map by county in NY from 2016. It was city vs rural.
@@albertbarie5305 There might be just enough in the city that has opened their eyes. A lot have left the city, moved to other blue states, and some generally dispersed. If thats the case a slim win might be possible. 🤷♂️
Well hopefully Dan Allott's experience is a microcosm for the country. Trump 2020!
Great Insight !! Finally someone in the media is actually making an effort to understand the "REAL WORKING AMERICANS". Way to go Krystal....Good Stuff.
Proud of this journalist for actually being a journalist and not an opinion writer.
I still feel “duped” by Obama.
I felt duped by everyone since bush senior.
@@meeksde Facts.
I think a lot of people have that sentiment
So it's pretty much what we thought- it's the "socially conservative" issues, like religion and racism. We've got to stop trying to spin it some other way.
This woman irritates me more and more, she lives in a bubble.
Thank you. She tries or pretends to be unbiased. The more she tries the more her left-leaning bias shows.
Krystal needs to go on a walking tour of Trump's America
This is what I mean when I say both parties lack any introspection. The reason why Trump was elected was because Obama had a nice smiling veneer but had little subsidence and further did not keep on his promises to the people. That is toward all groups. I live in the south and most Southerners don’t really talk about their political and economic problems outside their family. The message of hope and change resonated because people wanted hope and change. They wanted someone to finally address the problems that they could not fix on their own and yet Obama sat and watched as over 5.1 million Americans got kicked out of their homes and further the people under debt peonage. And I’m not gonna say Obama didn’t have challenges but FDR had challenge too. Trump resonated with the disenfranchised Americans that have been excluded from our system. Trump also resonated with many veterans because he at least admitted that the Iraq war was bullshit. No one else did that. And don’t get me wrong I don’t support Trump but at least understand why people voted for him and I don’t continue to spit in those voters faces.
Obama represented the disingenuous caricature of a politician that they have learned to despise. And Joe Biden‘s not gonna be too much different.
We haven’t learned anything since 2016. The left goes to sleep when their candidate is an office. It’s the unseen evil from the lesser of two evils. Everyone still loves Obama even though he did some hellacious atrocities.
This class divisive dichotomy has to stop. We are creating a new cast system in America and I don’t understand why people don’t see that. Why do we have to wait until the problem has exacerbated to such a destructive degree before we decide to alter our course and behavior? Well we’ll see how awake the left is when and if Joe Biden get elected.
very well said. thank you for saying excluded from system and not left behind or worse "feel" they've been left behind. very much like the disingenuous caricature of a politician
I felt that we were duped by Obama and yet Trump is even worse. Biden isn't at all great but wow I'm tired of Trump and his Crazy House antics.
But... Biden has literally had a 50 yr career in politics with a corporate/globalist/media/big tech pandering. Also, he clearly has dementia. Trump is brash harsh NYC brawler, but he is feeling he is putting America first and this is not the corporate/globalist/media/big tech folks. Trump used to be a Democrat and he's not lock step with Repubs. He's just Trump
@@roseco581 exactly why I voted for Trump. Born in PA, raised in NJ and am living in PA again. I knew who Trump was 30 years ago. If I didn't hear his name 3 times a day I heard it 6 times a week living in NJ, seeing his name on billboards, in the news, on TV, on the radio, etc. He's brash, arrogant, he's a salesman. He fights back, he takes no shit. You know what's changed about him over the past 30 years? Absolutely nothing.
Between Trump and Hillary I knew what I was getting with either candidate. Hillary was and still is trash. Biden is just as bad. Neither Clinton nor Biden has done anything positive for the American people. Trump, for better or worse, kept his promises and pointed out the hypocrisy that is DC and the elitists. As an Independent voter I knew voting Trump wasn't voting Republican. Trump ran as a Republican but was a hybrid candidate. Now I don't have much of a choice when I vote. I certainly cannot for a Democrat, even if I liked the candidate, due to the hierarchy of the Democrat leadership. They'd only serve their masters, and that is not the people who voted them into office in the first place. "Orange Man Bad" isn't enough for me..I'd rather vote for someone who has a platform and can explain to me what their agenda is. Good luck finding that with plagiarizin' Biden.
@@roseco581 Interesting interpretations. We need to come together somehow.
If the Democratic Party would drop gun control, they'd win a lot more elections in the middle of the country, but the party needlessly allows the big coastal cities to shape the platform.
They also need to drop woke intersectionalism as well. Denouncing antifa violence would help too.
@@justinwhite2725 No, the fascists need to stop acting as though the only people who matter are white males. Antifa and other aspects of social justice are essential for a move forward.
She is not happy that her narrative is being contradicted.
Following Obama voters who voted for trump in 2016, would make me think he was speaking mostly to Democrats. How many independents and republicans did he talk to?
The biggest problem with populism is that when your policies appeal to people's emotions they will vote for your policies, but they will still need results that are rationally sound or the whole thing goes kablooey sooner or later.
To me, this is real reporting by a real journalist. Journalism has become so narrowly defined nowadays as mere editorializing from ‘reporters’ who have never investigated or even experienced the folks they’re so adamantly editorializing about.
Just bought the book, btw.
Unfortunately, no one cares about ordinary working class Americans. It’s tragic. Nothing proves it more than the Stimulus Plan not passing. The author makes a great point: media etc. should hire journalists from all over and middle America, to get a real view of what they think, and where they want America to go.
Looking at this video after the election, he was totally right. Very little changed, and Trump didn’t lose nearly as much ground as everyone thought from the polls
Obama’s betrayal was biblical! So has Trump to be honest
Yea when he just wet his lips 👄 fake drinking the poisonous ☠️ water 💧 of Flint Michigan!!!! In front of his supporters smh 🤦♂️ I tried showing that footage to my family members an they still defend Obama smh! What can I say when this politic insanity has taken over? Obama could have order a Hitman to kill someone and people that still support him will still defend him no matter what!!! That is some perfect brainwashing right there! Too many people think emotionally and not logically which is the main problem!
Trump is not a politician. He told us what he was going to do and did it. I wish him (and us) 4 more years of peace and properity for all.
@@jz5425 Trump is a straight out liar like the lot of them. Just in this last debate 'The vaccine will be ready in a few weeks" ... "Do you guarantee it ?" ... "No" ... WTF is that shit.
Spot on! Obama disguised himself as a Progressive, only to turn into a centrist. Trump went from an outsider populist to a big spending, unorthodox Republican! Great assessment, indeed!
@@marcelobarros5729 Then vote for Biden
Trump is a fantastic panderer. He also has a grievance mindset
It is sooooo funny watching krystal and seeing the complete lack of interest in all of her questions
If you are media that exists to reach the entire country, then you are a media company owned and controlled by one of only 6 corporations. You thus hear only what they want you to hear.
I love how a media show, run by educated elites, Krystal and Saagar, is constantly whining about elites. Krystal was born in the DC area, to a Physicist father, in Kings County, where median income is $97,000 per year. Literally, a child of the cocktail sipping DC elite circuit. This whole show is a huge grift that is bandwagoning on populism for money and clicks.
and STOP thinking you're better than everybody else, just cuz u went to Uni...that would help a LOT!!
What does conservative on racial issues mean? I think it means racist but please enlighten me.
@mpls 612 It might mean that if someone with an outstanding warrant for sexual assault shows up at the alleged victim's home and winds up shot by police, that person doesn't become the victim and become an object of sympathy to our Dem candidate for POTUS and VP.
@@jveebklyn1644 STFU
@ I don't think i will, but thanks for asking.
It means equality of opportunity not equality of outcome (no diversity quotas etc). It means a rejection of woke identity politics and critical race theory that teaches that all white people are racist and can never atone.
The Conservative view on race is - we don't care what race you are, if you love our country and want to make it better then you are American and we want to work with you.
Wow. Mad respect to this journalist.