Thursday, June 7, 2012

Why Do Working-Class People Vote Conservative? | | AlterNet

Why Do Working-Class People Vote Conservative? | | AlterNet

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Why on Earth would a working-class person ever vote for a conservative candidate? This question has obsessed the American left since Ronald Reagan first captured the votes of so many union members, farmers, urban Catholics and other relatively powerless people – the so-called "Reagan Democrats". Isn't the Republican party the party of big business? Don't the Democrats stand up for the little guy, and try to redistribute the wealth downwards?

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