240: Rural Rage with Tom Schaller and Paul Waldman

<div>James and Al destroy the RNC and Senator Katie Britt’s SOTU response, before welcoming authors of “White Rural Rage” Tom Schaller and Paul Waldman for a demographic deep dive.  They expose the disproportionate influence of rural White voters, analyze the factors driving their regional decline, and explain how Republicans have leveraged their grievances to win a larger share of their vote.  Then, they prove that rhetoric has not translated into results on issues like coal mining expansion and rural broadband access, arguing that Democrats are actually the better choice.<br /><br />Email your questions to James and Al at <a href="mailto:POLITICSWARROOM@GMAIL.COM">politicswarroom@gmail.com</a> or tweet them to<a href="http://www.twitter.com/@politicon"> @politicon</a>.  Make sure to include your city, we love to hear where you’re from!<br /><br /><strong>Check Out James Carville's New Videos:</strong><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyO1tAYsgFM">James Carville Explains…Donald Trump’s Potential Felony Conviction</a><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyI4tta3s_U">James Carville Explains…Why Trump Might Pick Kellyanne Conway As VP</a><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&amp;v=_2XEg-khkaM">James Carville Asks… Does Trump Have Syphilis?</a><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/bj45iqErxig">James Carville Explains… Moms For Liberty</a><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/ZmU8uWsFBxw">#TrumpStinks</a><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/F_CeqhkqFjs">James Carville Explains… Why Mike Johnson is a P.O.S.</a><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/mPsQOPY6_MA">James Carville Explains… everything about Mike Johnson</a><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/Fd1XVyJndss">James Carville on the trail of Lauren Boebert</a><br /><br />Option: <strong>Watch James Carville Explains on YouTube - </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8CmBcr1ock&amp;list=PLIMaYVqnSs69pLbnSb_2FkHVAoIPznxsC"><strong>Playlist</strong></a><br /><br /><strong>James Carville’s &amp; Al Hunt’s Substack:</strong><br /><a href="https://www.politicswarroom.com/s/carville-unleashed">Carville Uncensored</a> | <a href="https://www.politicswarroom.com/s/politics-and-policy-column">People &amp; Politics</a> <br /><br /><strong>Get More From This Week’s Guests:</strong><br /><br /><strong>Paul Waldman:</strong><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/paulwaldman1?lang=en">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://paulwaldman.substack.com/">Substack</a> | <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/boundary-issues/id1728944623">Boundary Issues Podcast</a> | <a href="https://prospect.org/topics/paul-waldman/">The American Prospect</a> | <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/paul-waldman/">WaPo</a> | <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/author/paul-waldman-ncpn1306009">MSNBC</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Paul-Waldman/author/B0CQVT8QML?ref=ap_rdr&amp;isDramIntegrated=true&amp;shoppingPortalEnabled=true">Author of “White Rural Rage” &amp; Other Books</a><br /><br /><strong>Tom Schaller:</strong><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/schaller67?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://politicalscience.umbc.edu/faculty-1/dr-thomas-f-schaller/">UMBC</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/White-Rural-Rage-American-Democracy-ebook/dp/B0CKVJ66JR?ref_=ast_author_mpb">Author of “White Rural Rage”</a><br /><br /><strong>Please Support Our Sponsors:</strong><br /><br /><strong>Beam:</strong><br />Sleep better with Beam’s best-selling Dream Powder and get up to 40% off for a limited time when you go to <a href="https://shopbeam.com/products/sleep-powder?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=sponsorship&amp;utm_campaign=warroom&amp;variant=39994089898039&amp;selling_plan=787415095">shopbeam.com/warroom</a> and use code: <strong>WARROOM</strong><br /><br /><strong>Naked Wines:</strong><br />Head to <a href="https://us.nakedwines.com/warroom">nakedwines.com/warroom</a> and click ‘enter voucher’ in the top right when you get to the website.  Put in <strong>WARROOM</strong> for both the code and password to get 6 premium bottles of wine for just $39.99 with shipping included!<br /><br /><strong>Reel Paper:</strong><br />Get 30% off a subscription and free shipping on sustainable paper products for your home when you go to <a href="https://reelpaper.superfiliate.com/WARROOM">reelpaper.com/warroom</a> and use promo code: <strong>WARROOM</strong>