Why these swing voters give Trump a pass on the economy

为何这些摇摆选民对特朗普的经济政策网开一面

The NPR Politics Podcast

2026-05-22

19 分钟
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NPR reporters observed focus groups of 12 North Carolina voters who backed President Joe Biden in 2020 and President Donald Trump in 2024. We discuss what they say about President Trump, the economy, the Democratic Party and artificial intelligence. This episode: voting correspondent Miles Parks, political correspondent Ashley Lopez, and senior national political correspondent Mara Liasson. This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and edited by Rachel Baye. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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  • Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.

  • I'm Miles Parks.

  • I cover voting.

  • I'm Ashley Lopez.

  • I cover politics.

  • And I'm Mara Liason, senior national political correspondent.

  • And today, one of my favorite pods every single month, we're checking in with swing voters.

  • These are voters who voted for Joe Biden in 2020 and then switched

  • to vote for Donald Trump in 2024 and all year.

  • Thanks to you and Mara, Ashley.

  • Thanks to you both.

  • We've been hearing from them from different battleground states.

  • So, Ashley.

  • This group of voters that we're hearing from today is from North Carolina.

  • What else can you tell us about them?

  • Right.

  • So seven of the voters who participated identified as independents.