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 ...
Trump has upended 40 years of GOP leaders bending over and grabbing their ankles after every democrat liberal accusation. Way to go Trump.
Totally agree.
We missed a nuke...thank God for Donald Trump!
Take away Trump, and what is the Republican Party doing for the working class?
The GOP is still the party of cheap labor mass immigration. They didn’t vote Trump any wall money, even put a rider in the budget forbidding new wall construction
“ Well, they are not Republicans, but in name only”
It’s just the opposite. The Republican Party is an open borders, endless war party. That’s the position of all it’s congressional leaders and other officials. It’s Trump who is the “Republican in name only”. While he falls himself a Republican, the organized party hates him and his positions
BTAw the organized party also hates its base, including you
I don't see those positions stated in any party platform.
That’s the position of all it’s congressional leaders and other officials.
They ARE NOT the party. They are poseurs, thieves, fake republicans, frauds.....and, in fact closet democRATs.
It’s Trump who is the “Republican in name only”.
No, he's more of a Republican than any elected President in modern history. His positions line up pretty well with those in the Freedom Caucus...don't tell me they are RINOs too.
the organized party hates him and his positions...BTAw the organized party also hates its base, including you
The corrupt entrenched Trump-hating RINOs are NOT the organized party!
The Base is "the party". The Republican State Committees and RNC write the platforms. Go read a few, you will not find any of the positions you listed, stated there.
Trumps policies reflect those stated in the platforms...and probably a few things they hadn't even thought of yet. Trump loves the base, and the base loves Trump....you can see them loud and proud at the rallies.
I think you have a little issue with political definitions, but you are right about one thing, the deep state RINOs hate the base.
Right, the party leaders, including all its top elected officials , are not the party
That’s like saying that the president, executive officers, and board of directors of your bank are not your bank.
Wrong.
The party leaders, the Chair, Treasurer, Executive Committee members, both at the national and state levels absolutely ARE part of the party, as well as the county committee members and then the registered voters.
The elected officials are not necessarily part of the party structure, other than as a rank and file voter, unless they happen to hold a committee position.
Except, of course, The President, who is the defacto head of the party.
Your bank analogy is flawed..
The Republican Party is changing. It is changing because President Trump is exposing Liberal Republicans, who cares, not for the little guy, but for themselves and for the Elites.
There’s a Socialist party called Working Families... we should take it over, since Socialists and Working Families are oxymoron.
Grat name for a Party Nationalist Party. The symbol could be - not an animal, but a family - a dad, mom and three kids...
Trump Is Converting GOP to Populist, Pro-Employee Party
Trump Is Converting GOP to what it is supposed to be in the first place
Trump should rename the party if he wins in 2020...
How about the Free Republican Party?!
Do have a name and animal mascot for a new party, though not one to share in public and certainly not used to belittle anyone.
The Donald and crew might be called
THE QUACKS.
:-)
Woo hoo. This is very good actually.
It rings well like “Deplorables”, a self-deprecating view of ourselves. Which we can come to love. And I also like it that it brings in The Donald whereas Deplorables does not.
I’m sure the Leftists powers at Disney would go crazy to see Quacks take off.
Can we entice a leading Democrat or Romney Rat to call us Quacks? :- )
LOL, my brother just gave me a sweatshirt with the “Mighty Ducks” logo on the front. I’m wearing it now as casual wear around the house.
Well, to really become super charged we might call ourselves “The Mighty Quacks”.
No, we are not quackers.
Updated List of Congress Traitors to their Conservative Voters.
Vote them all OUT ASAP
Oh, and by the way...Trump has a whopping 94% approval from Republican voters (The Party)
(Not to mention 25% approval from democRATs)
Thanks so much for your work, RPrior. A valuable resource. Thanks for being at FR. BUMP!
Today is surf-the-web day. I thought I was going to get some honest work done. No so much though :-)
Instead I was searching for material to create a humorous coat of arms for Adam Schitt Schiff. Unfortunately, a coat of arms is used to praise the family in question, so I may have to break the rules to treat Schiff with accuracy. More on that later.
Anyway, as I'm surfing the Coat of Arms database, I ran into an interesting meaning for a Duck appearing on a coat of arms. As the database explains:
A caricature of old schiff face. When project is complete, please ping. :-) You’ve a lot to work with, there.
Duck = DJT
Like water rolls off a duck’s back, blows to POTUS do the same.
Speaking of eluding your enemies. Watch these videos of Starling Murmurations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bisvLMTADMQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eakKfY5aHmY
Remember that old song, “Poetry In Motion”, recorded by Johnny Tillotson?
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