Posted on 05/23/2018 11:13:32 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Donald Trump's strategy for keeping power is to build up his coalition of America's white working class and the nation's ownership class.
It's a curious coalition, to say the least. But if Democrats don't respond to it, it could protect Mr. Trump from impeachment and even re-elect him. It just might create a permanent Republican majority around an axis of white resentment and great wealth.
Two decades ago, Democrats and Republicans competed over the middle class. They battled over soccer moms and suburban "swing" voters.
Since then the middle class has shrunk while the working class has grown, and vast wealth has been accumulated by a comparative few who now own a large portion of America. Some of their wealth has taken over American politics.
Enter Mr. Trump.
Counties whose voters shifted from Mr. Obama to Mr. Trump in 2016 had lost economic ground to the rest of America, to an even greater extent than solidly Republican counties. Mr. Trump is counting on the unwavering support of these mostly white working-class voters.
Meanwhile, much of the ownership class has come over to Mr. Trump. He's counting on it to bankroll Republican politicians who are loyal to him.
Since becoming president, Mr. Trump has sought to reward both sides of this coalition — tossing boatloads of money to the ownership class and red meat to the white working class....
(Excerpt) Read more at baltimoresun.com ...
You are right - he forgets that many Trump supporters would like to become part of the "ownership class" and see an opportunity with his policies...I guess little people only have room for half the thoughts and idea needs to be expressed properly....
WTF is ownership class? And he missed the “hardly working” category that the Democrats rely upon now.
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