You called it right. My brother tells me about his rich friend in Atlanta. They were best pals in high school. This guy made it big. Goes to all the sporting events, country clubs, etc...Registered Republican and loves Biden and the Democrats. Is voting for Warnock. Ivory tower Republicans.
Your brother’s observations are spot on.
If Gerald Ford’s kept his promises to the blue collar labor unions that were moving to the Republican Party beginning in 1972, he would have been re-elected.