Source: Persuasion
by Michael Baharaeen
“As we continue to sort through the wreckage of last week’s election, one thing has become very clear: Donald Trump gained ground relative to 2020 in almost every state and with almost every demographic group. Even the most reliably Democratic constituencies, including racial minorities, shifted in his direction, an ominous sign that their coalition may not be as solid as they once thought — and that the Dems have become boxed in as the party of the elite. Though it may be hard to believe this fate has befallen the party of FDR, these changes didn’t happen overnight. Over the past few decades, the Democrats gradually hemorrhaged their support with working-class voters — and their gains with a multiracial coalition, as well as with upper-class voters, never quite compensated for that loss of core identity.” (11/13/24)