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Young white voters but there have also been a number of crushing blows to progressive priorities in the last couple of weeks because of the supreme court's decision on student loans and affirmative action. are those decisions energizing? are they debilitating? where will blame be placed? joining me now is congressman ro khanna of california, who has been a big champion for progressive causes that young people care about. he is a member of the congressional progressive caucus in the house and co- chair of bernie sanders' 2020 campaign. i want to start by getting your take on something a new yor...

Broader outreach to the working- class voters who have drifted away from the party because of what they see as elitism. of course, you can agree with that. if you do, how do you think democrats could use the rulings to reach out towards working- class voters? >> well, the court is moving us backwards. young people in particular are outraged that the court is taking away the relief of student loans. they are moving to a time where colleges use to be for the wealthy and largely white. this could energize young people in particular. on working-class voters, i think he is saying, i am delivering w...

Broader outreach to the working class voters who have drifted away from the party because of what they see as its elitism. indeed, the democratic response to the supreme court's actions was not to elevate economic hardship as a key preference in college admissions. instead, democrats seemed focused on striking down other areas of privilege, especially the legacy admission preference given to the children and grandchildren of alumni of elite institutions. the supreme court has offered drat democrats a way forward with many decisions based on class. the affluent will always have access to aborti...

>> and, david, to that point, the new york times reports quote, in striking down race conscious college admissions, the supreme court has handed the democrats a way to shift from a race based discussion of preference to one more tied to class. the court's decision could fuel broader outreach to the working class voters who have drifted away from the party because of what they see as it's elitism. do you see an opportunity here for democrats to expand the conversation, while also fighting for equality and education? >> i think there is an enormous opportunity for democrats. i agree with don. bu...

Preference to one more tied to class. the court's decision could fuel broader outreach to the working class voters who have drifted away from the party because of what they see as it's elitism. do you see an opportunity here for democrats to expand the conversation, while also fighting for equality and education? >> i think there is an enormous opportunity for democrats. i agree with don. but i would suggest it's not as simple as saying give us power so we can appoint justices. because honestly, reshaping the court could be a decade in the making. i think the opportunity is for democrats to le...