There are a lot of things that are wrong with this piece, but to name a few:
WWC voters leaving the Dem party is not a new phenomenon but part of a longer trend that was briefly interrupted by 2008. The trend restarted in 2012, which was why Dems were freaked out about PA.
WWC voters leaving the Dem party is not a new phenomenon but part of a longer trend that was briefly interrupted by 2008. The trend restarted in 2012, which was why Dems were freaked out about PA.
A lot of this is about "culture" (ahem, racism; abortion) which should be blatantly obvious given the WWC hemorrhage began in the post Civil rights era. What is relatively new is that higher ed voters are re-aligning at a faster pace than they were previously.
Not so far. Last I checked, the Biden administration is advancing an aggressive defense on behalf of unions (they like him!). He's also proposing anti-poverty measures & childcare policies that would be revolutionary for women (who are workers too, you know). 
Now, if Biden seemed to be sacrificing racial justice, labour rights, & the fight for greater economic justice for the whims of white suburbanites, I would understand the concern. But that's not actually what's happening & I don't understand why people keep claiming it is.
Both swings and absolute turnout among base members matter. You can't use a significant swing in white college ed voters to minimize the importance of a surge in Black turnout.
Excuse me?
In any case, some on the white left don't just mount bad analyses (& neglect to say "white" when that's what the mean by "working class"), they seem more committed to mourning what they *want* their coalition to look like rather than accurately examining what their coalition is.
At this moment in time, the coalition is an increasing % of white college ed voters, a small % of white non-college voters, a huge majority of Black & Indigenous voters, & somewhat fluctuating majorities of Asian & Latino voters. That's the coalition that won in Nov & Jan.
And so far, those wins do not seem to be resulting in mandates dictated by the white college ed voters alone. They are resulting in pro-Labor, anti-poverty, pro-women, pro-environment, pro-LGBTQ policies. Nothing to mourn there unless these aesthetics bother you.
For the billionth time:
There are many POC in the working class
The Atlanta suburbs are not all white
There are many POC in the working class
The Atlanta suburbs are not all white
https://twitter.com/magi_jay/status/1362085724011520003
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