2016 Postmortem

Yavin4

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43. A majority of White working class voters don't vote for Dems because of race

Reply to ms liberty (Reply #34)

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 05:45 PM

Jul 2016

A simple truth.

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Democrats: The White Working Class Isn�t Voting for You, So Stop Pandering to Them [View all] Yavin4 Jul 2016 OP

. Jester Messiah Jul 2016 #1

Oh geez whiz Iliyah Jul 2016 #2

Thomas Frank was wrong all along. forjusticethunders Jul 2016 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Jul 2016 #5

Many of them don't "believe" it on a conscious level forjusticethunders Jul 2016 #7

It is true.. zenabby Jul 2016 #32

The problem is, you can't deal with race WITHOUT dealing with class. Ken Burch Jul 2016 #49

This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Jul 2016 #50

What exactly is meant here by "coddling"? Ken Burch Jul 2016 #52

This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Jul 2016 #53

The issues the Sanders campaign raised on economics affect ALL workers deeply. Ken Burch Jul 2016 #54

No what happens in the 60s was that working class union whites forjusticethunders Jul 2016 #60

Yes, there were some working-class whites who just didn't want POC to have anything good in life. Ken Burch Jul 2016 #62

The problem is that Democrats were ALREADY offering movement towards economic justice forjusticethunders Jul 2016 #65

I hope you are right. Ken Burch Jul 2016 #66

I don't know where I found the stat forjusticethunders Jul 2016 #68

Which they preferred to real wages treestar Jul 2016 #6

Yup Recursion Jul 2016 #59

Many white working class voters vote Dem. JaneyVee Jul 2016 #4

True, but the reason why we don't have better social spending on education, healthcare, higher min. Yavin4 Jul 2016 #8

True, but fwiw, those white working class men who Hortensis Jul 2016 #13

And that's how we got Obamacare, the first iteration of a national healthcare policy Yavin4 Jul 2016 #14

That must certainly have been a part of it. Hortensis Jul 2016 #15

The key is white working class women Yavin4 Jul 2016 #16

What on earth has taken so long? :) Hortensis Jul 2016 #18

Government saw its largest expansion of new Departments under Exilednight Jul 2016 #38

Interestingly... Scootaloo Jul 2016 #55

The reason that my parents had it better in the 50's HockeyMom Jul 2016 #9

Or, maybe your Dad was shielded from competition by African Americans, women, and Latinos Yavin4 Jul 2016 #11

Dad was a Longshoreman HockeyMom Jul 2016 #20

I hear what you are saying, but unions back then often discriminated. Hoyt Jul 2016 #27

Like everything else, it was who you knew HockeyMom Jul 2016 #35

Fact is, unions were flat out racist for a long time. Hoyt Jul 2016 #36

The whole US did better because the rest of the industrial world had been largely bombed to pieces anigbrowl Jul 2016 #47

I am a white working class voter timmymoff Jul 2016 #10

It is like Polls. They interview 5 people whistler162 Jul 2016 #30

Exactly!! bravenak Jul 2016 #12

Then why vote for Hillary this time? Her mind changed on Exilednight Jul 2016 #39

Hillary is the best candidate for the job bravenak Jul 2016 #41

Sorry but this is nonsense. Kentonio Jul 2016 #63

Hmm. I heard some self-appointed party strategy experts were gonna try to win over "megachurch moms" Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #17

This article is full of BS UCmeNdc Jul 2016 #19

The article points out that the White working class see themselves as a racial group not an economic Yavin4 Jul 2016 #24

Latino and African-American working class males don't get lumped in sufrommich Jul 2016 #21

30% of the Democratic party are working class white males AgingAmerican Jul 2016 #37

Some stats about groups that lean Republican and the percentages by which they favor GOP Bluenorthwest Jul 2016 #22

Do those categories overlap? n/t Yavin4 Jul 2016 #23

Can't muster an actual response I see. Bluenorthwest Jul 2016 #58

60% of the Democratic party is white AgingAmerican Jul 2016 #25

Someone know if there is an award for concern trolling? Coyotl Jul 2016 #26

Both parties need to address all segments of American society frazzled Jul 2016 #28

The Daily Beast doesn't speak for me. blue neen Jul 2016 #29

Gee. The Party of the People sure has changed. Octafish Jul 2016 #31

No kidding, Octafish ms liberty Jul 2016 #34

A majority of White working class voters don't vote for Dems because of race Yavin4 Jul 2016 #43

No it is actually a bit more complex. ms liberty Jul 2016 #56

Asinine post and article Teamster Jeff Jul 2016 #33

Sorry if the truth offends you. Yavin4 Jul 2016 #42

Another "Why won't those stupid, racist assholes vote for us?" thread. Yay! Throd Jul 2016 #40

The point of the article is that they're stupid racist assholes forjusticethunders Jul 2016 #44

Some are, most are not. Throd Jul 2016 #45

The white working class abandoned the left forjusticethunders Jul 2016 #48

because posts like this paint the entire 'white working class' with the same broad brush Joe the Revelator Jul 2016 #61

It's not about being butthurt. It's about wanting to build a majority coalition for real change. Ken Burch Jul 2016 #64

I would love the white working class to set aside their racism. forjusticethunders Jul 2016 #67

The best way to win over white working class voters is to put in policies that help them. Bucky Jul 2016 #46

Gov. Jerry Brown is doing just that, but White working class voters don't support him. Yavin4 Jul 2016 #51

Last election Jerry had 54% of the vote. The Republican got 19% of the vote. Bluenorthwest Jul 2016 #57