Align with theirs. Today, we are asking washington listeners,ewers and how important is character when evaluating politicians . On the eastern or central time zone, call 202 7488000. If youre in the mountain pacific time zones, call 202 7488001. You can also reach us on social media on twitter at cspanwj. And on facebook at facebook. Com cspan. Merry christmas to all of you. As we talk about character, a new poll from Morning Consult indicates that it is less and less important to voters. It says over all about 53 of registered voters surveyed say they prioritize policy positions, with 32 highlighting character in said instead. The poll was conducted on the days leading up to alabama special election. Accused ofoore was Sexual Misconduct, going up against democrat doug jones. I think most voters are disgusted by all saysays a recent dave former advisor. We are asking how important is character to you . If can call 202 7488000 you are in the eastern or central time zones. Mountain or pa
This group showed us how it is done. Two stellar interviews in one day. And these students ask some hard hitting about Immigration Reform and the dream act. We are asking students to choose a section of the u. S. Constitution and create a video illustrating why it is important. Our competition is open to all middle and High School Students grades six through 12. 100,000 in cash prizes will be awarded. 5,000 willize of go to the student or team with the best overall entry. At contest details studentcam. Org. All this week, washington journal is hosting authors from the past year. Next, henry olson on his book the workingclass republican, Ronald Reagan, and the return of bluecollar conservatism. This is just over an hour. Joining us now is henry olson , senior fellow at the ethics and Public Policy center, also the author of the workingclass republican, Ronald Reagan and the return of new color conservatism. He is here as part of our spotlight on authors to talk about the future of the R
People need do people need in the moment to get ahead. Ronald reagan could appeal to that person and could embody that because as he always said he was one of them. He grew up in a working class family. He achieved stardom in hollywood. Shaped fact is he was very much by his roots with two High School Dropouts as parents. And he never left that behind. Host talk about blue collar conserveatism. Guest its something that of the ts the focus shaped very of the average person the average voter in america is a college dropout. The average person is also somebody who is also somebody who did not even attend university. We tend to forget that here in washington where everyone has College Degrees and post graduate degrees and focused on the new economy. The fact is most americans are facing more competition than before. There are people who are just trying to get along with their lives. And blue collar republicanenism at the focal point and says sometimes they need a little help from governmen
Test. Test. Test. Test. Lets look at the americas. Were fragmented. Were splintered. Aside from nafta, theres, you name it. The pacific alliance. A lot of different things. But there isnt one americas. The crown jewel we do have is nafta. And i hope we also think about the role that our region plays as we are competing with other regions in the world. Hemisphere, go to asia. That is a reality. And it becomes an economic reality and a National Security reality. And a massive shift of wealth from the east to the west. If we could get our act together regionally and build Energy Supply chains. We have the oil. We have the gas. And this is the time when we can be doing that. And the seventh largest economy in the world. The seventh largest economy in the world. Our southern neighbor and canada will always be one of the most developed per capita income economies anywhere. The world has changed in 23 years. So the labor chapter, the environmental chapter. Look at rules of origin and think ab