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Working-Class Men or Suburban Women? Republicans Need Both
As long as Trump is president, the party shouldn’t put too much faith in grand theories of the electorate.
The Republicans want you.
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Disappointed after the midterm elections, Republicans are trying to decide which voters should be the party’s top priority.
In recent elections, they have been losing votes from white college graduates, often in the suburbs, while gaining votes from whites without college degrees. Should Republicans go further down the road of working-class populism, perhaps trying to expand its appeal beyond white voters? Or should they try to reverse their losses among suburban moderates?