Posted on 10/19/2019 4:11:14 PM PDT by Hojczyk
Mr. Trump accelerated the movement of working-class voters into the Republican Party, creating a GOP that now represents more middle- and lower-income Americans … He has reframed much of the Republican agenda to appeal to these voters, particularly on trade, immigration and foreign affairs, in many cases upending 40 years of GOP policy.
In turn, the Democrats are increasingly the party of America’s wealthiest cities, post-industrial business leaders, and the “woke” professional class.
This political transformation, however, means that U.S. college graduates have few friends in Washington, D.C., to protect their economic interests in a shifting economy.
The WSJ provides the data:
The Republican Party now represents more middle- and lower-income Americans than it did a decade ago. When all the U.S. House districts are ranked by median income, the GOP now represents 58% of the lower-income half of that spectrum, up from 39% of lower-income districts a decade ago. And it represents 34% of the higher-income half, down from 43% a decade ago.
But the shift also exacerbates the average voter’s tension with the GOP’s wealthier leadership class. The WSJ reported:
The most ardent Trump supporters agree with Mr. Trump’s restrictive positions on immigration and his opposition to efforts to address climate change, among other policies. The party-supporting Republicans believe immigration helps the nation and that near-term action to fight climate change is needed.
The share of white GOP members with college degrees has dropped from 40 percent in 2012 down to 29 percent in 2018., while the share of non-college grads has climbed from 50 percent in 2010 to 59 percent in 2018.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
I like that name, Working Party of America. And I like the idea of changing the party’s name.
P.S. I was reading a story three weeks ago featuring a UAW shop steward who was lamenting the abandonment of the working class by the Democrats—but somehow this guy still believed that Democrats had the better message. I felt sorry for him—because he is living in the past. The Democrats left the Working Class after The Groper-in-Chief left the White House.
We are all Deplorables
[This political transformation, however, means that U.S. college graduates have few friends in Washington, D.C., to protect their economic interests in a shifting economy. ]
https://cis.org/North/H1B-Denials-Rate-Quadruples-Number-Approvals-Keeps-Rising
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/more-scrutiny-but-more-h-1b-visas-okd/articleshow/71572241.cms
This is because the number of applications has perhaps tripled. It’s essentially a white collar version of the Great “Refugee” Border Rush at the US-Mexico border.
“Trump should rename the party if he wins in2020..”
He should continue taking more control of the Republican Party. With the influence he has and the gains he has made, starting a new party from scratch would be pointless.
Relax.
If it ever comes to actual fighting, the Left will retreat to their basements, video games, and Cheetos. Or their penthouses.
It’s ONLY the media that inflates these people into some kind of “revolutionaries.”
How about simply: The Nationalist Party.
What the hell is a college indoctrinate?
You know you can go to college and not come out a leftist!
In fact most people do.
Way before then. It happened when LBJ decided that the future of the Democrat Party was racial identity politics.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/15769.Lyndon_B_Johnson?page=2
“I'll have them ni$$ers voting Democratic for the next two hundred years."
That would be a huge step for our side, which I also approve of, in fact.
For the last 50 years, the left has been continuously reinventing English.
Our side has been FROZEN, unable or ( perhaps) unwilling to do a darned thing in response.
This would be a very powerful step, which I completely agree with.
Very good idea
I’m relaxed. Just waiting.
The GOP is dead. This new Trump Party resets everything. This is the peace party now. The lying media is the only thing preventing a fundamental realignment of American politics.
Democrats have been the old money party for many decades. The media kept that fact quiet and projected it onto the Republicans. Trump has been able to prove to so many the reality of their deceit.
They both sound Nazi. (National Socialist Workers Party)
How about the "The Republicans Freed the Slaves Party"? Why would you want to get away from that?
I guess I’m an anomaly. I have college and professional degrees, live in a large city on west coast and believe Trump has accomplished much good in his first three years.
I am a Trump Republican.
I have NO USE for Republicans who DON’T support President Trump!
Third paragraph in story does.
Third paragraph in story does.
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