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New York TimesThis is a potential strength. One of the sources of Donald Trumps political appeal has been his ability to tap into resentment against meritocratic elites. By the time of Mr. Trumps election, the Democratic Party had become a party of technocratic liberalism more congenial to the professional classes than to the blue-collar and middle-class voters who once constituted its base. In 2016, two-thirds of whites without a college degree voted for Mr. Trump, while Hillary Clinton won more than 70 percent of voters with advanced degrees.
Being untainted by the Ivy League credentials of his predecessors may enable Mr. Biden to connect more readily with the blue-collar workers the Democratic Party has struggled to attract in recent years. More important, this aspect of his candidacy should prompt us to reconsider the meritocratic political project that has come to define contemporary liberalism.
At the heart of this project are two ideas: First, in a global, technological age, higher education is the key to upward mobility, material success and social esteem. Second, if everyone has an equal chance to rise, those who land on top deserve the rewards their talents bring.
Was on a call with James Carville who concurs with this point.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)and phrases when simpler ones would have allowed us to communicate with far more voters.
ProfessorGAC
(65,010 posts)PINO does not obfuscate, prevaricate, or gaslight.
He lies!
Those three words are perfectly good words, but everybody has a visceral response to "lies".
Dems Politicos: Don't mince words. Don't out clever yourself.
Call him a liar.
Don't call them mistruths. They're lies.
He failed at business! Don't get into details about odd loans. He failed. He was bankrupt 7 times!
Gut punch, gut punch, gut punch.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)brooklynite
(94,520 posts)There were two cars in a parking lot, one owned by a Republican, the other owned by a Democrat.
The Republican car had a bumper sticker that read: "CUT TAXES", "STRONG DEFENSE", "FAMILY VALUES"
The Democratic car had a bumper sticker with 20 lines of 2 pt type that ended with: "CONTINUED ON THE NEXT BUMPER STICKER".
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Now actually governing, well, they arent even decent at that.
Shrike47
(6,913 posts)enid602
(8,616 posts)Big difference between uneducated and ignorant.
Johnny2X2X
(19,060 posts)Cons have no idea Penn is part of the Ivy League.
BamaRefugee
(3,483 posts)Polly Hennessey
(6,794 posts)the common language. Perhaps the word malarkey will be the key to Joes success.
elleng
(130,895 posts)NOT!