AmericasDemocrat.org Netcast - August 14th, 2016

Published: Aug. 14, 2016, 11 a.m.

Democratic polling expert Celinda Lake breaks down the demographics of the presidential campaign. The Washington Post just printed an exposé about how landlords are evicting poor people over just a few dollars. An expert on this national trend, Harvard Professor Matthew Desmond, joins us to talk about housing and poverty. And Dr. Anand Parekh talks about the Zika crisis with guest host Jonathan Allen on the Bill Press Show.

 

Celinda Lake

Prominent pollster Celinda Lake says Donald Trump’s strength is with white, blue-collar, men who live near minority neighborhoods and mobile homes. Hillary Clinton, however, still has to consolidate millennials.

 

Matthew Desmond

Harvard Professor Matthew Desmond says the crux of poverty nationwide is flat incomes, rising housing prices, and widespread evictions by unscrupulous landlords.

 

Anand Parekh

Coming up, former HHS official Dr. Anand Parekh talks with Jonathan Allen on the Bill Press Show about congressional inaction on the Zika crisis.

 

Jim Hightower

When is daylight robbery not a crime?