Re: [Pen-l] RE: what's the matter with Kansas?

[Doug Henwood <dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Feb 23, 2009, at 11:45 AM, Jim Devine wrote:

> It seems that the "rational core" of Frank's argument may be that the
> DLC shift of the DP leadership has undermined the _enthusiasm_ of the
> party's working-class base. Like the "minority" communities, the
> working class has found itself having no choice but to vote for the DP
> as it becomes more and more like the "moderate Republicans" of the
> past and the GOP becomes dominated by the combination of "no new
> taxes" supply-side economics and moral posturing (which Dubya
> combined).

Check out the stuff in Bartels about how the white working class  
supports Republican economic policies. This may surprise people who  
say that their electoral problem has been a lack of economic populism.

Frank says almost nothing about race, but my guess is that a lot of  
that support for Rep economic policies consists of suspicion that Dems  
want to take white money and give it to black people. That may be  
changing now, of course.

And the other question: what's the matter with Connecticut & NJ? Why  
do these rich states vote Dem?

Doug
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