The Democrats’ culture divide

[TalkRadio1]

Energized progressives are thrilled with their momentum in the Trump era. But the party’s blue-collar base might not want what the new left is delivering.

What really changed in Queens, and what does it mean for the Democratic Party? The scenario has played out over and over again in the months since Trump was elected, and suggests a rift that the party has yet to grapple with publicly. Energized liberals, largely college-educated or beyond, have been voting in a new breed of activist Democrat—and voting out more established candidates with strong support among the party’s largely minority, immigrant, Hispanic, African-American and non-college-educated base.

But there remains another possibility: that the split will prove to be more fundamental, that the party’s diverse base and its growing share of college-educated voters don’t have the same values or the same amount at stake—and that as Americans increasingly self-segregate, and even left-leaning elites close the gates of privilege behind them, that the party's wings will drift too far apart to unite behind anyone.

https://www.politico.com/magazine/s...-divide-wars-working-class-blue-collar-221913

 

[Rightguide]

The the Dems take the House it will be two years of obstructing the Trump agenda which will set the stage for a Republican sweep in 2020. So if it happens, bring it on.

 

[Adre]

The the Dems take the House it will be two years of obstructing the Trump agenda which will set the stage for a Republican sweep in 2020. So if it happens, bring it on.

Pubs did nothing but obstruct Obama for years and didn’t get swept. Sounds like wishful thinking to me.

 

[Kirkrapine]

The the Dems take the House it will be two years of obstructing the Trump agenda which will set the stage for a . . .

. . . Democratic sweep in 2020. The people will reward Trump-obstructors.

 

[Ann_Tagonist]

Pubs did nothing but obstruct Obama for years and didn’t get swept. Sounds like wishful thinking to me.

But whatabout those damn republicans?

 

[Kirkrapine]

But whatabout those damn republicans?

They should kill themselves, that's what about them.

 

[DMBFFF]

Energized progressives are thrilled with their momentum in the Trump era. But the party’s blue-collar base might not want what the new left is delivering.

They might not want what Trump is delivering in a few years, or maybe today.