The Chuck ToddCast

Robert Gibbs: To fix Democrats' rural problem, 'the first rule ... is showing up'

Episode Summary

This week on Meet the Press Reports, how Democrats lost rural America. In the latest NBC News poll from March, the Democratic Party’s net favorability is a negative 41 in rural areas. Former Obama White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs joins Chuck to talk about Obama’s strategy to raise turnout among young people and minorities in large cities, while also winning majorities in postindustrial towns.

Episode Notes

This week on Meet the Press Reports, how Democrats lost rural America. In the latest NBC News poll from March, the Democratic Party’s net favorability is a negative 41 in rural areas. Former Obama White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs joins Chuck to talk about Obama’s strategy to raise turnout among young people and minorities in large cities, while also winning majorities in postindustrial towns.