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"Democrats Should Get Real With White Working-Class Voters" by Ed Kilgore @ NYMag.com, Aug. 11
[....] At the Washington Monthly, an acknowledged expert on the white working class, Andrew Levison (he is also a longtime colleague of mine at the Democratic Strategist website), tackles the subject head-on, and argues that neither “progressive” or “centrist” viewpoint is dealing with the essential question:
[T]here is a compelling argument that both the progressive and moderate-centrist views are based on an inadequate conception of how voters in many districts across the country are actually making their political choices today. In many white working-class and red-state districts, Democratic policies and proposals, regardless of whether they are “progressive” or “moderate,” never get seriously debated or even considered. In these districts, neither strategy can be relied on to elect Democrats.
That’s because to a large element of this demographic, both the Democratic Party and the federal government lack basic credibility. Regaining a baseline level of trust is essential before that portion of the white working class that is open to Democratic policy arguments will hear them.
Recognizing that there are parts of the Trump-supporting white working class that are and aren’t reachable by Democrats is an important first step, says Levison [....]
Comments
Argh, skeptical about this "the voters care about finance" thing - that's a Bernie liberal wonk thing -grow up, fellers - we're being skinned alive.
by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 08/11/2018 - 5:42pm
Yeah well it all depends on what "white working class" means. Actually I am really starting to think everybody needs to drop the damn old timey demographic divisions! Including race. The truth is you win micro, they need to go micro and the old timey demographics just agitate divisiveness where there might not be any or there might be lots unrecognized. Think of it, we've been using these demos since Reagan Dems freaked the party out. That's ancient history.
Just off the top of my head I would throw back atcha the example of farmers in Montana fell for Trump's promises, now most of them are pissed. Then there's the Biker crowd in the news today, totally divided.
Article was just interesting because it showed even Ed realizes it's not the old third way days and arguments anymore. But he's not going far enough outside the old boxes.
by artappraiser on Sat, 08/11/2018 - 5:55pm