Thought this was interesting by David Leonhardt.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/07/briefing/democratic-party-covid-georgia.html
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/07/briefing/democratic-party-covid-georgia.html
We’re looking at Democrats’ biggest weakness, and why it matters in Georgia.
The Democratic Party’s biggest problem today is its struggle to win over working-class voters.
After President Trump’s 2016 victory, some political analysts argued that this problem was really all about racism. And Trump’s appeals to white nationalism certainly won him votes.
But it’s also clear that the Democrats’ weakness with working-class voters — defined roughly as people without a four-year college degree — is not only about race. Many Trump voters, after all, voted for Barack Obama in 2012, which suggests they’re not incorrigible racists.
Perhaps even more telling is the shape of this year’s results. Not only did Trump again win by huge margins among working-class whites, but he also fared better among Hispanic voters than he did in 2016. Black voters strongly backed Democrats again, but their turnout appears to have risen less than turnout for other groups.
All of which points to the same issue: The Democratic message is failing to resonate with many working-class Americans.
rest of article at https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/07/briefing/democratic-party-covid-georgia.html
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