White nationalism is more important to their voters than actual policies that will improve their lives. CRT is a made-up issue.
This feels like the while story of American politics right now in 2 tweets.
— Alex Seitz-Wald (@aseitzwald) November 8, 2021
Voters agree with Ds on policy, which Rs have largely abandoned, but culture > policy. pic.twitter.com/S5UblaLFTD
"In interviews with a dozen white, rural voters who backed Mr. Youngkin, policy was less important than grievance and their own identity politics…" https://t.co/lEzM38jSrl
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 6, 2021
NEW w/ @AsteadWesley: The Democratic collapse in rural, white America isn’t over.
— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) November 6, 2021
In 2008, GOP topped 70% in only four VA counties — nowhere was it above 75%.
In 2021, Youngkin was above 70% in 45 counties — and above 80% in 15.https://t.co/WAJJAy70WZ
CRT messaging isn’t about motivating parents, it’s about motivating white parents. pic.twitter.com/aNGRhxlBiC https://t.co/XIYKLVejLU
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) November 6, 2021
BINGO! "In the Fox News poll, white respondents opposed the teaching of CRT by 24 percentage points, but parents opposed it by only five points. That’s because many parents aren’t white, and the poll’s nonwhite respondents were twice as likely to favor CRT as to oppose it." https://t.co/i266m0juz1
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) November 6, 2021
There is nothing Democrats can “give” them (e.g., jobs, cheaper health care) to satisfy their need for White Christian ascendency. https://t.co/UKGiIOxGN1
— Jennifer 'pro-voting' Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) November 9, 2021
"Hawley is opening a new front by focusing on gender rather than on race, but he’s doubling down on the long-standing GOP bet that for most working-class white people, cultural grievance will trump economic interest." – @RonBrownstein https://t.co/WE6kr7Fb4A
— Tresa Undem (@teemoneyusa) November 12, 2021
Sad! 