At the time, both were dark horses neither had the polished image nor feeling of a “typical” candidate.įor instance, Reich gave an amusing anecdote about how Bernie Sanders once rebuffed a selfie-seeker who came to him during dinner. “People felt that the game was rigged unfairly,” Reich said about the general feelings he noticed when he traveled through red states.Īs a result of the distrust towards establishment politicians on both sides, Reich explained that “unlikely” candidates Trump and Sanders were at the forefront of people’s minds. Many people felt the system deliberately ignored their needs and, as a result, were attracted to the iconoclastic and populist tone of Trump and Sanders. Reich found that many people were upset with the way the system operated. When he traveled, Reich listened to farmers talk about the price increase of growing crops, mothers explain student loan troubles, and patients describe the search for inexpensive pharmaceuticals.
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More than 800 people, with several being turned away due to full capacity, listened as Reich set the scene by detailing a journey he called his “red state tour.” In 2015, before the heat of the election, Reich traveled around the country to understand how people feel about America’s political and economic landscape. Reich’s lecture addressed flaws in the economic system that led to the rise of two “anti-establishment” candidates, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. The lecture, titled How Did We Get Into This Mess: Reclaiming Our Economy and Our Democracy, thorougly covered the 2016 election and the national sense of disillusionment.
Reich started his lecture on a lighter note this past Thursday at a free event held in the University of California, Santa Barbara’s Campbell Hall.Īfter, he delved into topics covered by his most recent book, Saving Capitalism. I was 6’2 last year,” said Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor and current University of California, Berkeley Professor. “As you can see, the Trump administration has worn me down.
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