Democrats Have A Working-Class Voter Problem

Democrats Have A Working-Class Voter Problem | Margin of Error

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After his surprise win in 2016, a narrative emerged about Donald Trump’s coalition: He had charted a new path for Republicans, finally winning over working-class people. In reality, Trump lost working-class voters - by double digits.
The reality of the working-class voting patterns has always been more complicated than the media has made it out to be. After 2020, it became even more so. While Trump again lost working-class people generally, the GOP made big gains with one particular portion of the working class: Latino/Hispanic voters without college degrees. At the same time, wealthier white people continued to move toward Democrats. Ahead of the 2022 midterms, indications are that that gap is here to stay. Collectively, that realignment could scramble the parties’ coalitions and very identities - and pose a threat to Democrats for years to come.
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@bluskies1000 Жыл бұрын

The Democrats, starting with Carter, began a policy of persistent high unemployment, with a combination of mass immigration, and NAIRU policy in the Federal Reserve. The reason given was to fight inflation. Whenever unemployment dropped below 6.5% a artificial recession was triggered by the Fed raising key interest rates. It takes 6 months then the recession hits and layoffs start. The reasoning is if unemployment drops too low it empowers labor to ask for raises. Increased wages is wage inflation. These policies remained in place from 1978 until 2016. Trump promised change, and he delivered a blue collar employment boom, and rising wages, until Democrats shut down our economy for the pandemic.

@priscilla.colburn444 Жыл бұрын

Good explanation

@priscilla.colburn444 Жыл бұрын

Yes