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Which party's political message connected more with working-class voters?

A steelworker works at a steel mill. (China Photos/Getty Images)
A steelworker works at a steel mill. (China Photos/Getty Images)

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Tim Petrowski, a steelworker in Michigan, and Georgetown University professor Sherry Linkon, who studies working-class issues, about which political messages resonated with working-class voters this midterm election.

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