Source: Inequality.org
by Jared Abbott
“Democrats know they have a problem with working-class voters but don’t agree on the cause. Commentators chalk Kamala Harris’[s] 2024 loss to high prices, an unusually short campaign cycle, or voter resentment against the possibility of having an African American woman as president. But the Democratic Party’s working-class woes have much deeper roots. Many voters in key battleground states feel burned by decades of Democrats’ unrealized promises to improve the lives of working people, failure to reign in obscene economic inequality, and support for economically disastrous policies (from NAFTA to the entrance of China to the World Trade Organization) that led to the loss of countless jobs and futures in their states.” (10/08/25)
https://inequality.org/article/can-democrats-win-back-the-rust-belt/