… The America of the ’40s and ’50s is disappearing, but those who want to hang on to that era — including older whites and their (mostly male) offspring — are not letting it go without a fight.
Yes, there have been economic changes that have hurt working-class whites and their families. But it’s the cultural changes that have so polarized the country and energized right-wing populism. …
The problem is not that there is a political divide in the country. We’ve had divides before. It’s the nature and depth of the divide that is so dangerous. CONTINUED
Stuart Rothenberg, Roll Call