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. >> host: we want to take your questions for stephanie ternullo about working-class voters. our numbers fores democrats, 202-748-8000. republicans at 202-748-8001. independents at 202-748-8003. let'sar start with mark in las vegas, nevada, on our line for democrats. good morning, mark. >> caller: hello, professor. i have two questions in particular. one is on demographics. these small towns you're talking about with a shrinking population, then i imagine they tend to skew older. i would like to know with their claim that they don't want nor need federal money. how many of them are on social security and medicare and how much of the roads are supported by the federal government, impact how much of the regulations protecting the water and all come from the federal government. and how do we break through to them that this idea of self-sufficient -- [inaudible] and the s other is how much they are sucked into the propaganda for like right-wing radio and fox news and sources that, like j. d. vance are feeding them a story that really doesn't, that doesn't accordot with reality, o

host: we are joined by stephanie ternullo, author of "how the heartland went red." she is also an assistant professor government at harvard university. your research and recent book focuses on how -- states' political identity and behavior. what pronto you to study that? -- prompted you to study that? guest: i was interested in trying to better understand and explain white, working-class politics. as you know, the white working class is an important part of the electorate, partly because they are a big portion of the electorate but also because of their geographic distribution. i felt often when we talk about this group, which we do a lot, election season, we tend to talk as if they were a monolith. i had this intuition that there was a lot of heterogeneity there and we could better understand where we have come from in american politics and where we are going. to do that in my book, i found these similar white, postindustrial cities in the midwest that had once been part of the to my credit coalition but now vote differently. one -- the democratic coalition but now

. >> will have to end it there with stephanie ternullo who was the author of how the heartland went red. thank you so very much for your time this morning. >> thank you for having me. >>> financial industry executives and consumer advocates testify on fraud protection within thcell network system and the banking industry as a whole. watch this senate homeland security subcommittee hearing live at 3:30 p.m. eastern on c-span three. c-span now come our free mobile app or online at c-span.org . >>> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television copies and more including charter communications. >>> charter is proud to be recognized as the best internet providers and we are just getting started. building 100 thousand miles of new infrastructure to reach those who need it most. span as a public service pports along with these other television providers giving you a front row seat to democrac >>>on wednesday, israeli prime er netanyahu will address congress, his first visit to the u.s. since the hamas attack israel on october 7th. many democratic members of con

host: we are joined by stephanie ternullo, author of "how the heartland went red."s also an assistant professor government at harvard university. your research and recent book focuses on how -- states' political identity and behavior. what pronto you to study that? -- prompted you to study that? guest: i was interested in trying to better understand and explain white, working-class politics. as you know, the white working class is an important part of the electorate, partly because they are a big portion of the electorate but also because of their geographic distribution. i felt often when we talk about this group, which we do a lot, election season, we tend to talk as if they were a monolith. i had this intuition that there was a lot of heterogeneity there and we could better understand where we have come from in american politics and where we are going. to do that in my book, i found these similar white, postindustrial cities in the midwest that had once been part of the to my credit coalition but now vote differently. one -- the democratic coalition but now vote

host: we are joined by stephanie ternullo, author of "how the heartland went red."also an assistant professor government at harvard university. your research and recent book focuses on how -- states' political identity and behavior. what pronto you to study that? -- prompted you to study that? guest: i was interested in trying to better understand and explain white, working-class politics. as you know, the white working class is an important part of the electorate, partly because they are a big portion of the electorate but also because of their geographic distribution. i felt often when we talk about this group, which we do a lot, election season, we tend to talk as if they were a monolith. i had this intuition that there was a lot of heterogeneity there and we could better understand where we have come from in american politics and where we are going. to do that in my book, i found these similar white, postindustrial cities in the midwest that had once been part of the to my credit coalition but now vote differently. one -- the democratic coalition but now vote di

then, harvard university's stephanie ternullo discusses her book "how the heartland went red." join us on air, online, or on our free mobile app. after the attempted of former president trump, secret service direct kimberly cheatle is set to tesfy on security losses that may have led to the shooting. wha's the house oversight and reform committee mini hearing live monday at 10:00 eastern on c-span two, c-span now, or online at c-span.org. >> wednesday, fbi director christopher wray testifies on oversight of the agency, including the ongoing investigation into the assassination attempt on former president donald trump. watch the house judiciary committee hearing live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. it's also available on c-span now, our free mobile video out, or online at c-span.org. >> you are welcome into a great national stage to make america great again. >> for peace. >> taxes will go up, and anyone who says they won't is not telling the truth. >> our beloved nation, we are in the midst of a springtime of hope for america. >> because we are the party that believed in the a