Pennsylvania could be problematic, apparently. Even a little town that was once a prime example of New Deal communitarian life in the USA has somehow become a hotbed of pro-Trump sentiment these days, per a fascinating piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer over the weekend.
Norvelt was a government-planned homestead established by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Now, fear of socialism runs deep — and so does support for Trump.
www.inquirer.com
this is a great find. thanks.
i have been meaning to post this and your posted article fits well.
there was (not so much now since we all depend on Biden/Harris ticket and need to support it 100%) - but there was, up until Sanders felt he needed to concede the nomination many months ago, that in fact Sanders and the whole 9 yards of progressivism was needed to win against trump.
there is a lot, a very lot, of stark reality truth to this.
- trumpism is (duh!) not conservatism
- trumpism is a revolt against modern politics and political marginalisation
- if we weed out the core racist elements of trumpism - no matter what socioeconomic class this group is attached - the majority of the remaining people are in fact economically, medical safety net, and educational level "forgotten" left -behind people
these people should have been easy to ensure they vote straight Democratic ticket.
these are the people whom the D party should be fighting for and with.
- but this group doesnt see traditional (normative before trump) politics as benefitting themselves.
their vote is reactionary. an anti-status-quo vote.
- to have really kept this group in the D party, a Socialist agenda would have been more popular to what racist tinged turmpism is offering.
yes, its true that this group does not understand the concepts of inherent white privilege and how important the BLM movement is, and how important we need to act against climate change, etc etc. that is true.
but they could have been kept within the ranks of the D party.
instead, i worry that we have ceded these people to the anti-mainstream wacko (new) r party.