As one commenter noted above, one important nuance that ought to be noted here is that the 2020-2024 period pretty decisively proved that this ‘working class realignment’ has taken place entirely on the basis of culture, not policy. By any measure, Biden’s policies were far more pro-labor than Trump’s; Trump’s policy record is uniformly …
As one commenter noted above, one important nuance that ought to be noted here is that the 2020-2024 period pretty decisively proved that this ‘working class realignment’ has taken place entirely on the basis of culture, not policy. By any measure, Biden’s policies were far more pro-labor than Trump’s; Trump’s policy record is uniformly neoliberal, with some performative protectionism thrown in.
One of the lessons to be drawn here is that actual pocketbook-related policy simply isn’t that important. What takes primacy (at least in the current information environment) is the cultural signaling used in political rhetoric, and policy related to culture war issues. Both Republicans and Democrats should take heed.
As one commenter noted above, one important nuance that ought to be noted here is that the 2020-2024 period pretty decisively proved that this ‘working class realignment’ has taken place entirely on the basis of culture, not policy. By any measure, Biden’s policies were far more pro-labor than Trump’s; Trump’s policy record is uniformly neoliberal, with some performative protectionism thrown in.
One of the lessons to be drawn here is that actual pocketbook-related policy simply isn’t that important. What takes primacy (at least in the current information environment) is the cultural signaling used in political rhetoric, and policy related to culture war issues. Both Republicans and Democrats should take heed.