Very interesting! Helpful to see examples of how exactly campaigns are communicating with voters.
Perhaps it's my age, growing up when "working class" meant "blue collar." I find the term working *class* too restrictive. I think "working families" or "working people" captures the socioeconomic realities of today. People who have to work to pay the bills, who don't have a sizable interest/ dividend income and who don't have a cushion of assets and or savings, who don't have a livable pension or retirement account.
Or maybe a measure of disposable income would also be a useful guideline? It's my observation that a lot of wealthy people are money obsessed, and think themselves hard-pressed, and don't count the 5 vacations or international breaks they take every year.
Im surprised I didnt see Platner mentioned in this issue. With all due respect to Roy Cooper et al he’s literally the only Democrat running on a working class message that actually looks like he’s from the working class. Don’t be fooled that how you look doesn’t matter to voters. I would argue it matters more than what you say nowadays.
Oh my goodness! Such good news! Thanks! I look forward to continuing to read the posts.
Such a wonderful coverage, thank you.
These messages can be used by all of us, candidate or not.
Graham Platner, running for the Senate in Maine, has the same message!
Thanks for the clarity of this article.
Very interesting! Helpful to see examples of how exactly campaigns are communicating with voters.
Perhaps it's my age, growing up when "working class" meant "blue collar." I find the term working *class* too restrictive. I think "working families" or "working people" captures the socioeconomic realities of today. People who have to work to pay the bills, who don't have a sizable interest/ dividend income and who don't have a cushion of assets and or savings, who don't have a livable pension or retirement account.
Or maybe a measure of disposable income would also be a useful guideline? It's my observation that a lot of wealthy people are money obsessed, and think themselves hard-pressed, and don't count the 5 vacations or international breaks they take every year.
At some point this culturally imposed division's got to be fixed.
https://workerorganizing.org/how-the-ruling-class-utilized-whiteness-to-divide-the-working-class-5717/
Im surprised I didnt see Platner mentioned in this issue. With all due respect to Roy Cooper et al he’s literally the only Democrat running on a working class message that actually looks like he’s from the working class. Don’t be fooled that how you look doesn’t matter to voters. I would argue it matters more than what you say nowadays.