We’re back with new findings from our ongoing longitudinal research with working class Biden-Trump voters we talked to last year to see what’s changed and how they view voting for Democrats this fall.
"Inequality & Discrimination: Issues involving race, gender, and socioeconomic status (e.g., gender wage gap, racism, LGBTQ+ rights).
Poverty & Homelessness: Lack of basic needs, food insecurity, and affordable housing.
Healthcare Access: Disparities in health, high costs, mental health struggles, and epidemics.
Environmental Concerns: Climate change, pollution, and water scarcity.
Civil Rights & Safety: Crime, police brutality, and immigration challenges.
Education & Technology: Educational inequality and the digital divide." [Google-generated search of term]
All of the issues you mention from your survey that the respondents had concerns with are social issues. It's glaring how the MAGA framing has been adopted. I commend them on their messaging.
I believe that victory will be had by those that can bridge the democracy gap with the affordability gap. Those that are living more comfortably can understand the concepts of fairness, prosperity, equal application of the law and trustworthiness. The failure to follow the rules and to act justly (Iran engagement) have led to the economic downturn and a decline in both the middle and working classes' living standards. If you're going to use a page from the Republican playbook, "loss" figures prominently, also "failure to deliver". This should be accompanied with what Dems intend to do about it. No dissertations, but think in terms of 'build homes' 'build schools', 'build care (industry)', 'build jobs (of today and tomorrow)'. And, talk about how you would do this --not with facts and figures but building from existing federal programs, in the broadest terms; a practical approach for assured success. Give the programming achievable time frames and ask voters to measure the success by those markers.
Everyone has to be singing from the same hymnal -- or some form of it -- to reflect that there is a plan. This is what the Reps have been successful at.
Voting for Trump has nothing to do with economics unless you’re a billionaire or criminal who can pay for a pardon. They voted for Trump because they enjoy the cruelty and chaos he and republicans bring. They want to destroy opportunity for women, minorities, LGBTQ. They want to see immigrants rounded up and put in concentration camps.
I have family in rural PA and the Trump signs are waving. 70-80% support Trump and republicans. There isn’t a single democrat running for office.
An excerpt from an article I wrote titled, The Myth of the Center:
What about the working class? If we would just move to the center and do more for the working class we might win. And so what did we do? We passed the Inflation Reduction Act and Chips Act which created thousands of jobs, blue collar jobs building things, in red states. And those red state workers, building things all day, listening to Fox as they worked, had no idea that their paychecks were coming from centrist Biden. They just knew that any day a migrant could take their job and eat their pet, and that their kid could go to school in the morning a boy and return home at the end of the day a girl. The working class are never going to vote for us.
Common Examples of Social Issues
"Inequality & Discrimination: Issues involving race, gender, and socioeconomic status (e.g., gender wage gap, racism, LGBTQ+ rights).
Poverty & Homelessness: Lack of basic needs, food insecurity, and affordable housing.
Healthcare Access: Disparities in health, high costs, mental health struggles, and epidemics.
Environmental Concerns: Climate change, pollution, and water scarcity.
Civil Rights & Safety: Crime, police brutality, and immigration challenges.
Education & Technology: Educational inequality and the digital divide." [Google-generated search of term]
All of the issues you mention from your survey that the respondents had concerns with are social issues. It's glaring how the MAGA framing has been adopted. I commend them on their messaging.
I believe that victory will be had by those that can bridge the democracy gap with the affordability gap. Those that are living more comfortably can understand the concepts of fairness, prosperity, equal application of the law and trustworthiness. The failure to follow the rules and to act justly (Iran engagement) have led to the economic downturn and a decline in both the middle and working classes' living standards. If you're going to use a page from the Republican playbook, "loss" figures prominently, also "failure to deliver". This should be accompanied with what Dems intend to do about it. No dissertations, but think in terms of 'build homes' 'build schools', 'build care (industry)', 'build jobs (of today and tomorrow)'. And, talk about how you would do this --not with facts and figures but building from existing federal programs, in the broadest terms; a practical approach for assured success. Give the programming achievable time frames and ask voters to measure the success by those markers.
Everyone has to be singing from the same hymnal -- or some form of it -- to reflect that there is a plan. This is what the Reps have been successful at.
No mention of Israel? You didn’t ask or they didn’t say?
They know Trump double crossed them on every promise, but they’re not curious why?
The real opportunity for the Democrats is to renounce Israel First and actually mean it.
Voting for Trump has nothing to do with economics unless you’re a billionaire or criminal who can pay for a pardon. They voted for Trump because they enjoy the cruelty and chaos he and republicans bring. They want to destroy opportunity for women, minorities, LGBTQ. They want to see immigrants rounded up and put in concentration camps.
I have family in rural PA and the Trump signs are waving. 70-80% support Trump and republicans. There isn’t a single democrat running for office.
Instant subscription. Great research.
#FAFO - they voted for this misery & a 6X bankrupt failure bc they're whiny ignorant bigots.
Vote democrat to help the country & world a few cycles (if we're lucky, but til then…
….f'km.
One of our gravest errors was assuming people were rational. They’re not.
An excerpt from an article I wrote titled, The Myth of the Center:
What about the working class? If we would just move to the center and do more for the working class we might win. And so what did we do? We passed the Inflation Reduction Act and Chips Act which created thousands of jobs, blue collar jobs building things, in red states. And those red state workers, building things all day, listening to Fox as they worked, had no idea that their paychecks were coming from centrist Biden. They just knew that any day a migrant could take their job and eat their pet, and that their kid could go to school in the morning a boy and return home at the end of the day a girl. The working class are never going to vote for us.
https://douglascarlton.substack.com/p/the-myth-of-the-center?r=1tl5sg&utm_medium=ios