2016 Postmortem

forgotmylogin

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3. If that's who they pander to.

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Trading Places: If the Democrats Are Now a Coastal Elite Party and the GOP Are the Populists.... [View all] redixdoragon Aug 2016 OP

Downtrodden poor white marginalized conservatives bluedye33139 Aug 2016 #1

Grumpy Old Palefaces . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2016 #13

Populist movements grow from anxiety and resentment focused on elites, Hortensis Aug 2016 #48

I think the gop has more gone the batshit crazy party duncang Aug 2016 #2

If that's who they pander to. forgotmylogin Aug 2016 #3

The GOP/Trump appeal is not populism. DCBob Aug 2016 #4

College Educated (White) Tend Democratic modrepub Aug 2016 #6

They also turn off the young voters. Even young fiscal conservatives, like S. E. Cupp and Liz Mair, tblue37 Aug 2016 #14

Yep. I am in a white state fun n serious Aug 2016 #24

Precisely.... paleotn Aug 2016 #9

Correct on all points. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2016 #11

As I used to say about the "Moral Majority" crap from the 80's.... Wounded Bear Aug 2016 #15

Got that right!!!! Fear and populism aren't the same thing. The GOP - the party of the afraid. tonyt53 Aug 2016 #29

That's like trying to decide which group of bloodthirsty bank$ters cares more about the people. lol. jtuck004 Aug 2016 #5

Dems do very well between the coasts too IronLionZion Aug 2016 #7

Good article BlueCollar Aug 2016 #8

The Democratic party abandoned labor. pipoman Aug 2016 #10

Not this election cycle. okasha Aug 2016 #27

Else-Where, tho? Liberal labor will mostly vote Democrat. Hortensis Aug 2016 #49

The falsehood in this article is labeling the GOP's demographic elements as populists UCmeNdc Aug 2016 #12

+1 bluedye33139 Aug 2016 #16

Not all poor black, women, latinos vote Democratic... George Eliot Aug 2016 #18

Nobody said that ALL black, women, Latinos vote Democratic caquillo Aug 2016 #20

Currently, that is true. George Eliot Aug 2016 #31

Blacks, women and latinos aren't "just like the rest of us." They ARE most of us. And we're not pnwmom Aug 2016 #22

You misunderstood post - in future, anything can happen. George Eliot Aug 2016 #30

Women and minorities aren't going to move to a right-wing party of haters. n/t pnwmom Aug 2016 #32

That is untrue Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #47

George Eliot, conservative and liberal are basic personality Hortensis Aug 2016 #54

Yup La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2016 #26

Edge of precipice I think. See Dowd NYTImes. HRC will make a difference depending... George Eliot Aug 2016 #17

Who is the average voter? La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2016 #33

All those voters who made us a solidly Democratic Party since FDR George Eliot Aug 2016 #34

and who specifically are these people? Is it different from the current base La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2016 #41

Yes, much broader and far more working class than now. George Eliot Aug 2016 #43

We've never had a more diverse and thriving coalition La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2016 #55

What time do I harken back to? The sixties were a jubilant time-time of change George Eliot Aug 2016 #58

LOL. You don't seem to realize how much the party has changed since FDR.... bettyellen Aug 2016 #56

"educated white man" - ???? Civil rights are being curtailed - see primaries. George Eliot Aug 2016 #59

Our rights to life figure as a higher priority than reduced polling places .... bettyellen Aug 2016 #60

I agree re GOP ever since Reagan but "rights to life" confuses me. Anti-abortion? George Eliot Aug 2016 #61

Pro reproductive rights and criminal justice reform- you weren't aware those are life and death bettyellen Aug 2016 #62

Very interesting editorial and comments. amandabeech Aug 2016 #36

'downtrodden and disenfranchised' workinclasszero Aug 2016 #19

That's part of it. White males who've lost jobs to outsourcing is another part of it. George Eliot Aug 2016 #35

Michigan native here. amandabeech Aug 2016 #40

"lost jobs to outsourcing" Adrahil Aug 2016 #53

I agree 100% but that doesn't remove the claim of "outsourcing" as perceived by these George Eliot Aug 2016 #63

FYI: AlterNet is a very left-wing website caquillo Aug 2016 #21

Hillary is campaigning in big cities of Texas... fun n serious Aug 2016 #25

Should we stereotype? Marthe48 Aug 2016 #23

The only thing the GOP has taken from the populist movement is the racist aspect of it. Drunken Irishman Aug 2016 #28

Exactly!!!! (Hey, my friend!) Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2016 #38

The Republican Party is NOT populist! That is a LIE from the pit of hell. They care NOTHING about Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2016 #37

What a bunch of ignorant bullshit geek tragedy Aug 2016 #39

This. All day long. La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2016 #42

This has to be a joke. NCTraveler Aug 2016 #44

Bad article ...it really is an attack on the Democratic Party. Bad Post Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #46

The GOP is not a party for labor Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #45

The only thing that could follow Trump Shankapotomus Aug 2016 #50

We are the party of heterogeneity, equality, brotherhood and sisterhood. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2016 #51

What a weird article.... Adrahil Aug 2016 #52

Both parties are bought and paid for, but democrats somewhat care about the people. JRLeft Aug 2016 #57