POL-UA 9994 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Acela Express, Populism, Real Income
26 Jan 2017
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Lecture: white working class resentment, declining fortunes, and populism. White working class & white rural politics a. Rural areas have shifted towards the gop in recent years i. ii. Nearly 10-point gain for republicans among rural voters compared to 8 years ago b. Role of race - and racism i. ii. However, obama did well among these voters in 2008 and 2012. Was pronounced in the most rural areas i. ii. Npr study: 9 categories of areas from most populated & metropolitan to most rural & lowest population. As you move away from metro areas, there"s more vote share for trump d. e. f. Produces an electorate that is sharply split on a rural/urban divide. Bubble map: lots of small red bubbles, then big blue bubbles in cities. 2016 marked a sharp acceleration of the gap between college-educated whites (who shifted to the democratic party) and non-college-educated whites (who shifted to the.
