Confessore: ‘When You Live in a Bubble of Privilege’ Can You Connect with Common People?

WAGNER: “I would say -- just to clarify the question that she was asked by Andrea, Nick, it was you guys, Clintons, have very close relationships with donors, with Wall Street, with CEOs. They’ve been lucrative fund-raising base for the Clinton Foundation. Can you maintain those ties and also take on income inequality. And, you’re based in New York. You know this is an issue for the Clintons.”

CONFESSORE: “I think the bigger problem is not being personally rich. Because –“

WAGNER: “Right.”

CONFESSORE: “You know, FDR was very wealthy, had his own train line to his own summer house and was a great progressive president. But the question is for all politicians, including her today, when you live in a bubble of privilege, surrounded by and marinating in the world view of elites, business elites, rich donors, can you really connect with the policy concerns of other people outside that bubble? It's a challenge for her, for Bush, for everyone in Congress where everyone's net worth is getting higher and higher every year.”