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Columbia University Professor Thomas B. Edsall EXAMINES the implications of a gradual shift of voters from one party to the other that parallels levels of education:
Over the past few decades, working class whites – loosely defined as those without college degrees – have been a strikingly reliable indicator of the strength of the two main political parties. These voters are highly volatile and their shifting loyalties are a powerful factor in determining control of Congress and of the White House.
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When this once reliably Democratic constituency moves away from the party by large margins, Democrats lose…Conversely, when working ...
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