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Posted inPolitical Animal, Politics

Facts That Challenge the Narrative About Angry Working Class Voters

by Nancy LeTourneau

Every presidential election narratives are developed that attempt to highlight significant groups of voters and explain their political choices. For example, do you remember “soccer moms” in 1996? With the candidacies of both Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders this year, we are hearing a lot about “angry” and “working class” voters – with those two […]