Summary
Democrats must reclaim their identity as the party of the working class to regain electoral strength.
Despite pro-labor policies under Biden, working-class voters feel disconnected, seeing Democrats as defenders of a failing system.
The party’s decline traces back to NAFTA and neoliberal economic policies that favored corporations over workers.
A generational effort to prioritize labor rights, fair wages, and economic security while addressing working-class frustrations are needed.
Without serious reform, Democrats will continue losing ground to populist alternatives.
How far back are they talking “traditionally”? You can make an argument that they were a century ago. Not a particularly strong argument, but there’s an argument.
The last 50 years, though? Absolutely not, but their bleating about “coastal elites” hoodwinks a lot of people to think otherwise.
Yes! My colleagues were talking about the elites in California when they mentioned that.
Because they’re jealous of a state that isn’t a shit hole
Source: Californian with family in a red state: if you’re close enough to them they’ll admit it unknowingly
I think that all makes sense. A state government that wants to improve the working class will generally be more rich, and a state that doesn’t will have more poor.
Nice. When another debate comes up in the office, I’ll have some ammo