Wonkbook: 'Anger' and 'anxiety' are driving people to Trump, Clinton tells Wonkblog

By Jim Tankersley Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton says the economy and government have failed many white, working-class Americans, and that she understands why those workers would respond to the appeals of her likely Republican opponent, Donald Trump. "I respect the fear, the anxiety, even the anger that a lot of people are feeling," …   The latest economic and domestic policy from Wonkblog   Hillary Clinton speaks about the economy at Fort Hayes Vocational School on Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete) By Jim Tankersley Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton says the economy and government have failed many white, working-class Americans, and that she understands why those workers would respond to the appeals of her likely Republican opponent, Donald Trump. "I respect the fear, the anxiety, even the anger that a lot of people are feeling," Clinton told The Washington Post in her first extended interview on economic issues since clinching the nomination, "because the advance of globalization and technology has really replaced or undermined the future for many jobs." "What people are feeling," she added, "is that the economy failed them, their government failed them. They just are looking for somebody who will explain, in a way they will accept, what's happened. So Trump comes along and he blames immigrants and he blames minorities and he blames women, and people are responsive to that because these are hard times that folks are going through." The comments appear to mark a renewed effort by Clinton to woo whites without college degrees, a demographic group that is key to her opponent's chances of winning in November. She is struggling with that group, in comparison to President Obama in his re-election bid four years ago: A CNN poll released this week showed Clinton earning just 26 percent of non-college whites nationally, down from the 36 percent that exit polls showed Obama won in 2012. Clinton may not need those voters to win in November, but if she can chip Trump's support from them, his chances of victory will fall dramatically. ADVERTISEMENT   Economically unsettled workers, particularly whites without college degrees, have long formed the backbone of Trump's electoral support. Read the rest on Wonkblog.   Number of the day $25 billion. That is how much Republicans are ready to dedicate to high-risk pools, a crucial component of their new proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act. Many experts think it's not enough. Max Ehrenfreund has more. Click below for more on the plan. 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