May 29, 2018
Good morning from Washington, where President Trump's policies actually attract support among some Californians. Jarrett Stepman gives needed exposure to the trend. Why are African-Americans and other minorities afraid to consider the values of conservatism? Katrina Trinko talks with Antonia Okafor, who made the switch. Fans and sellers of remanufactured vehicles want the EPA to scrap an unfair rule imposed by the Obama administration, Kevin Mooney reports. Plus: Adam Michel on the truth about the market, Bob Moffit on cutting health care costs, and Ginny Montalbano interviews Salena Zito and Brad Todd about their book on America's "populist coalition."
"I cannot see the difference between a sanctuary state and a secessionist state," says Californian Glenn Bernard, a retired Marine and former teacher.
The mainstream media "saying that you must be a certain way as a black woman ... that made me actually ... want to do my research," says Antonia Okafor.
Despite all the good news, some keep hammering corporate stock buybacks as evidence that the tax cuts aren't working.
"We estimate this Obama-era rule could cost … possibly 22,000 jobs across the country," says Jon Toomey of Tennessee-based Fitzgerald Glider Kits.
Relief cannot come quickly enough. For 2019, insurance executives are saying that individual market premiums could increase by 30 percent nationwide.
"They're scared to death about their communities, but they're very optimistic. We think that that sense of optimism and forward-looking nature is a thing that was missed" about the Trump voters, says "Great Revolt" co-author Brad Todd.
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