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Focus groups revealed DC detachment from voters

Longwell's early focus groups overturned her strong theory that Trump was an accident of history that voters didn't actually want; the moment she listened to voters she realized she had spent too much of her career in a DC bubble detached from how voters actually think.

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Sarah Longwell

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i had this strong theory that of course trump was an accident of history people didn't actually want this the second i set foot in rooms of voters doing focus groups i said oh wait i've got something very very wrong

Source

458 - The Bulwark Against MagaMaking Sense with Sam Harris
Created: 7/7/2026, 10:52:11 PM

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