Why don’t white working-class voters recognize where their economic interests lie? Somewhat self-righteously, Democrats keep asking themselves that question. A better question would be: What has the Democratic Party done for these voters lately? CONT. Thomas B. Edsall, New York Times Read more »
Is Obamacare Destroying the Democratic Party?
Charles Schumer, the third-ranking Democrat in the Senate, has forced a debate over fundamental party priorities out into the open. Should Democrats focus primarily on the problems of the poor or should they first address the economic struggles of the working and middle classes? It’s not often that a politician […] Read more »
Democrats Paved the Way for Their Own Decline
… There are many reasons for this decline in support for Democrats among certain groups. But an argument can be made that it is because Democrats have subordinated their traditional focus on helping lower- and working-class Americans move up the economic ladder in favor of other noble priorities, such as […] Read more »
Obama Approval Drops Among Working-Class Whites
President Barack Obama’s job approval rating among white non-college graduates is at 27% so far in 2014, 14 percentage points lower than among white college graduates. This is the largest yearly gap between these two groups since Obama took office. These data underscore the magnitude of the Democratic Party’s problem […] Read more »
Obama’s Immigration Strategy and Low-Income Workers
President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration may strengthen his support among Hispanic voters but hurt him among one of his most reliable blocs, low-income Americans, the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll suggests. CONT. Dante Chinni (American U.), Wall Street Journal Read more »
Why Democrats Can’t Win Over White Working-Class Voters
The Democratic Party styles itself a fighter for the working class. But a substantial part of that class—the white part—wants nothing to do with it. If we count the white working class as whites without college degrees, then congressional Democrats lost them by 30 points in last week’s elections, contributing […] Read more »