John Fetterman and the Fight for White Working-Class Voters

<p>For the Democrats to hold on to power in Washington, they have to do what President Biden did in Pennsylvania two years ago: Break the Republican Party’s grip on the white working-class vote, once the core of the Democratic base. </p><p>In tomorrow’s midterm election, no race better encapsulates that challenge than the Pennsylvania Senate candidacy of John Fetterman.</p><p>Is the plan working or is this crucial group of voters now a lost cause for the Democrats?</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/shane-goldmacher?smid=pc-thedaily">Shane Goldmacher</a>, a national political reporter for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Among white working-class voters in places like northeast Pennsylvania, the Democratic Party has <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/30/us/politics/blue-collar-voters-pennsylvania.html?smid=pc-thedaily">both the furthest to fall and the most to gain</a>.</li><li>In the final days of the Pennsylvania Senate race, Mr. Fetterman has<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/06/us/politics/fetterman-stroke-election.html?smid=pc-thedaily"> acknowledged that his recovery from a stroke remains a work in progress</a>, leaning into the issue with a mix of humor, sarcasm and notes of empathy. </li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>