Class Gap on the Left Threatens Any Winning Coalition

Source: www.realclearpolitics.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center-Right · Published: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:49:56 GMT

Debates on the left are typically framed as a division between moderates and progressives, with the two sides wrestling over how best to form a governing coalition. Yet, in many ways, this divide obscures a much bigger fault line: the class divide. The fact is, many of the Democratic party's ideological factions consist almost exclusively of college-educated professionals. As a result, the priorities of this class tend to dominate the party's appeals. The priorities of working-class voters, meanwhile, are an afterthought.

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