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This is something you could say in 1980. In 2023, it's jingoistic ignorance given the past forty years. See https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/01/09

This is something you could say in 1980. In 2023, it's jingoistic ignorance given the past forty years. See https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/01/09/trends-in-income-and-wealth-inequality/ https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/01/09/trends-... -- the middle class is essential for a prosperous and healthy society and it is being hollowed out completely. It is possible we will turn away from the dark path. But I don't see how. Dem politicians don't want to use their power. GOP politicians only want to use power to further enrich the already obscenely wealthy and allow every other segment of society to be forced into religious cults. COVID has made us all stupider and less healthy.

tatrajim 4y ago
Things are more complex on the GOP side than your summary indicates. The gulf between the legacy GOP (think Mitch McConnell) and the MAGA wing is substantial and growing, and there are stark class and racial differences. According to a recent CNN poll: "Trump’s base is made up of Republicans whose households pull in less than $50,000 a year. He led this group of voters by 22 points over DeSantis in our CNN poll. He trailed DeSantis by 13 points among those GOP voters making at least $50,000 a year. This is a 35 point swing between these two income brackets." Note, too, Trump's clear lead among GOP voters of color. "Trump was up an average of 55% to 26% over DeSantis among Republican (and Republican leaning independent) voters of color in an average of the two polls." The anti-Trump press has generally not come to terms with his followers more likely to be working class and persons of color. https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/19/politics/trump-voters-of-color-analysis/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/19/politics/trump-voters-of-colo...

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This is something you could say in 1980. In 2023, it's jingoistic ignorance given the past forty years. See https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/01/09

by KerrAvon 4y ago

tatrajim 4y ago
Things are more complex on the GOP side than your summary indicates. The gulf between the legacy GOP (think Mitch McConnell) and the MAGA wing is substantial and growing, and there are stark class and racial differences. According to a recent CNN poll: "Trump’s base is made up of Republicans whose households pull in less than $50,000 a year. He led this group of voters by 22 points over DeSantis in our CNN poll. He trailed DeSantis by 13 points among those GOP voters making at least $50,000 a year. This is a 35 point swing between these two income brackets." Note, too, Trump's clear lead among GOP voters of color. "Trump was up an average of 55% to 26% over DeSantis among Republican (and Republican leaning independent) voters of color in an average of the two polls." The anti-Trump press has generally not come to terms with his followers more likely to be working class and persons of color. https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/19/politics/trump-voters-of-color-analysis/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/19/politics/trump-voters-of-colo...