Author Argues Democrats Have Become Party of Elite, Losing Working Class Voters
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Democrats have become the party of the "over-credentialed college elites" who "hate the working class" according to author Batya Ungar-Sargon.
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The real divide in America is along class lines between the college-educated elite and the working class, not political lines.
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Working class Americans, regardless of demographics, want stricter border control, trade tariffs favoring US industry, more vocational training, and reduced zoning laws.
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Politicians like Trump and Bernie Sanders appeal to working class populism, while both parties have failed the working class in areas.
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More Hispanic and black working class men are defecting to Trump rather than the GOP, a trend the author predicts will grow.