​America’s Urban/Rural Divide: Are We Still in This Together?

Are We Still in This Together? The Death of Parties, the Rise of Tribalism in American Politics and What It Portends for Our Future

Look at the 2016 map of presidential election results: Hillary Clinton’s support was confined to urban areas, government centers, and college towns…and Trump won everything else. Was this a last gasp for rural America, or does it portend something for our future? Scott Jennings invites Dave Wasserman of the Cook Political Report and Harvard Professor Ryan Enos, author of the new book “The Space Between Us,” to discuss what citizens in “fly-over country” are thinking in the age of Trump. What impact will Trump-era political conditions have on the midterms, which are historically bad for the party in power?

Guests: Dave Wasserman, Cook Political Report and Ryan Enos, Harvard Professor and author of “The Space Between Us.”

IOP Spring 2018 Resident Fellow Scott Jennings