Interview · moment 8 of 17
Long Island Election Numbers and the Legitimacy of Trump Voters' Grievances
from Bribes and Bruschetta · #19
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4 minGuest
Tim and guests dig into actual county vote percentages for Trump vs Clinton on Long Island, then pivot into a serious discussion of immigration, assimilation, and legitimate versus performative fears about the incoming administration.
- 23:58Trump got more than 51,000 votes in Suffolk County, but that doesn't seem like much for a region with eight million people.
- 24:24Trump won both Nassau and Suffolk counties combined by two percentage points.
- 24:40Tim acknowledges there are legitimate reasons people should be worried about Trump, despite not voting for him.
- 25:09Tim was accused of not booking diverse guests after women charged the stage at a show.
- 25:36Tim defends himself by pointing out he's written about white privilege and racial bias in criminal justice.
- 26:11A generation grew up under Obama thinking they were anti-establishment while actually being coddled by mainstream consensus.
- 26:45This coddled generation won't debate or argue—they call everything they disagree with hate speech.
- 27:06People who lost jobs in Ohio don't care that Jimmy Fallon or SNL had Trump on; media gatekeepers aren't their concern.
- 27:23Trump went to Michigan and Wisconsin talking to voters while Hillary Clinton didn't engage those communities.
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