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In Texas, a tale of two cafes and a political chasm

Post-election, just how deep the chasm is our politics?

02/17/2017 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

In Texas, a tale of two cafes and a political chasm

Clip: 2/17/2017 | 7m 26s

Post-election, just how deep the chasm is our politics?

Three months since the election and a few weeks into the new Trump administration, recent public opinion polls show we live in a deeply divided country. So what are voters saying about the new president? William Brangham has a tale of two cafes in Texas, where he found strikingly different views and emotions about the state of politics.

02/17/2017 | Rating NR

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