"Who did the people in those places vote for before?"
Leo didn't wait for Stern to answer, providing the answer himself.
"They voted for the Republican Party. They voted for Warren."
"Those white, blue-collar workers, those unemployed miners—they hate the elites in Philadelphia, and they hate the bureaucrats in Washington. Over the past decade, they're the demographic our Democratic Party has lost the most."
"An elite like Monroe, who wears custom-made suits and can't stop talking about environmentalism and diversity, could run his legs off in those places and still not get a single vote. When they see Monroe, all they see is another condescending preacher."
"But Murphy is different."
Leo's gaze turned sharp.
"Today's Murphy is touting a five hundred million US Dollar infrastructure project and shouting, 'Bring the jobs back.' He doesn't look like a politician; he looks more like a foreman."
