The Inside Story of How Democrats Lost the Working Class
The Inside Story of How Democrats Lost the Working ClassWhat do Democrats need to do to win back the voters they lost? Evan is better positioned than most to answer that question. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)I spent my entire career helping progressives get elected. Then I watched my party abandon everything it claimed to stand for.By Evan Barker07.27.26 — U.S.
- ▪The Inside Story of How Democrats Lost the Working ClassWhat do Democrats need to do to win back the voters they lost?
- ▪Evan is better positioned than most to answer that question. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)I spent my entire career helping progressives get elected.
- ▪Then I watched my party abandon everything it claimed to stand for.By Evan Barker07.27.26 — U.S.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 18 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean right. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
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The Inside Story of How Democrats Lost the Working ClassWhat do Democrats need to do to win back the voters they lost? Evan is better positioned than most to answer that question. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)I spent my entire career helping progressives get elected. Then I watched my party abandon everything it claimed to stand for.By Evan Barker07.27.26 — U.S. PoliticsNo description available.FOLLOW TOPIC --:----:--Upgrade to ListenProduced by ElevenLabs using AI narration616180READ IN APPREAD IN APP“On Tuesday, I voted for Donald Trump. It felt like the biggest middle finger I’ve ever raised to the party I’d supported for most of my adult life. When he won, I was utterly euphoric.”These are the words of Evan Barker, writing for The Free Press on November 9, 2024.
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