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Democrats and the 'anti-elites' |
One of the most important political divides in America today is the "diploma divide" — the phenomenon in which noncollege voters of all races are moving right and voters with degrees are moving left. "Progressives often assume that attracting noncollege voters means pandering to racism," writes law professor Joan C. Williams. But Williams believes this is false — and she's got the data to back it up. |
Williams, author of the acclaimed 2017 book "White Working Class," says that while racial resentment was part of Donald Trump's appeal in 2016, "that's not why he won." Trump won by appealing to the anti-elitist views of working-class people of all races. Democrats must tap into those views, Williams writes, recounting several examples from 2022 in which Democrats won in red or purple states or districts by "forg[ing] cultural connections with noncollege voters." The author provides a "toolkit" for Democratic candidates who wish to follow their example. The toolkit includes "tap[ping] into anger against capitalism run amok" and "adopt[ing] blue-collar talk traditions" and "blue-collar respect for hard work." "The need for authenticity means that there's no single formula," Williams concludes. "If Democrats could peel off even a modest percentage of anti-elites, they could win handily in both presidential and congressional elections." Read the op-ed at TheHill.com. |
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By Bernard Goldberg, Emmy-winning writer and journalist |
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