Affulent Democrats are Affulent Democrats, because they and their children never have to live with the consequences of their policies. They are able to insulate themselves in cloistered communities in urban enclaves and large acre gated estates in rural areas. Try to build “affordable housing” in rich white liberal areas and they’ll rise up against it. Look at the wealthiest zip codes in the US, they are all almost exclusively white and vote Dem.
Edsall’s article is actually a worthwhile read. He is pointing out that affluent Libs are hypocrites. When “affordable housing” is about to come to THEIR neighborhood they turn into bigger NIMBY-types than Archie Bunker.
Likely why Obama sought to use HUD to export those people to Republican suburbs. Keep affluent Lib supporters happy and SCROOOOOO with “red” voting districts.