Thread by @sethjlevy

1/ It’s almost September. We’re in the home stretch of the midterms and working class Americans are feeling the positive affects of the Trump economic boom. In a survey performed by Harvard-Harris 85% of blue collar workers see their lives headed in the right direction.

2/ These blue collar workers see that things are better off for themselves, 55%, and a whopping 88% say their children will have a better future than they will. It’s not just the economy that is booming, its confidence.

3/ This group of blue collar workers tend to lean Democrat (35-31%) But the see Republicans are doing a better job of helping blue collar Americans (39-36%).

4/ The blue collar voting block gives Trump a positive job approval (+4%), a number that outpaces America in general. These are the Reagan Democrats of old. Trump is winning them over.

5/ So what do Democrats offer them as a reason to vote in the midterms? Resist! They’re asking them not to believe their lying eyes. To prioritize Russian conspiracies for their own self interest just as they did in 2016. Difference? Trump has produced results and kept promises.

6/ To put it most simply a blue wave is literally impossible under these conditions. Without the blue collar voting block voting en mass for Democrats they just can’t win and they know it.

#RedWave

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Reference: thehill.com/opinion/white-…

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7/ Addendum:

This is another data point. This is a broad based measure. It’s not just that the economy is booming. It’s that people can feel it.

#RedWave

thehill.com/policy/finance…