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4. hard to disentangle the two, but generally education level.

Reply to YoungDemCA (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 05:17 PM

Jun 2014

the generally dismal reality of this country is that white people of all kinds are really right wing, and have only been getting more rightwing as a whole for the past 40 years.

the only thing that's making the electorate more liberal is ethnic/racial diversification

this holds even in the case of the youth vote. white milennials are mostly Republican, but young people of color are overwhelmingly Democratic.

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Who will win the Straight, Middle-Class White Male Vote? [View all] YoungDemCA Jun 2014 OP

In answer to your question bluestateguy Jun 2014 #1

actually, it's white working class men who geek tragedy Jun 2014 #2

How are you defining "working class" vs "middle class"? YoungDemCA Jun 2014 #3

hard to disentangle the two, but generally education level. geek tragedy Jun 2014 #4

True YoungDemCA Jun 2014 #5

On my darkest days, I wonder if maybe Kamau Kambon (nutty as he was/is) actually had a point... nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #6

Add in the "ownership class" JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #10

The minimum wage hike is polling very well with working class whites shaayecanaan Jul 2014 #7

white working class voters started voting Republican when Democrats geek tragedy Jul 2014 #8

Only in the south shaayecanaan Jul 2014 #9