Dems, the party of the affluent?

[msstate7]

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/ar...e?srnd=opinion

[sturg33]

No doubt about it.

But they have poor people convinced they are worried about them... and have them voting for them as well.

I think that is changing though.

[thethe]

They are the party of the CCP. Plain and simple. We have a foreign government controlling one of our major parties.

[goldfly]

Lol

[msstate7]

Lol

Article by Bloomberg. Not sure they're right leaning.

[goldfly]

Ok

I’m laughing at multiple things in the thread ftr

[Tapate50]

Ok

I’m laughing at multiple things in the thread ftr

Keep it light keep it tight.

[mqt]

Republican politicians are noticing. Since the election, a lot of them have started to refer to their party as the home of the working class. Based on the data we have so far, that’s a huge overstatement.

The central thesis seems to be that the Democratic Party is losing its way, not that Republicans are a viable alternative.

[zitothebrave]

The issue is that the Democratic Party "like the republican party" are too big.

For every elitist like Biden or Pelosi, is a gritty man/woman of the people like Bernie or AOC.

[Krgrecw]

The issue is that the Democratic Party "like the republican party" are too big.

For every elitist like Biden or Pelosi, is a gritty man/woman of the people like Bernie or AOC.

Bernie is a 1%er and has three houses. He’s an elitist as they come

[mqt]

Bernie is a 1%er and has three houses. He’s an elitist as they come

You don’t have to be a pauper to fight for the poor.

[cajunrevenge]

They are the party of the CCP. Plain and simple. We have a foreign government controlling one of our major parties.

Russian media openly talks about Trump being an asset of Russia. They discuss how Putin can milk out the last drops before he loses power.

[zitothebrave]

Bernie is a 1%er and has three houses. He’s an elitist as they come

Bernie by most accounts is one of the poorer members of congress. Almost person who works in Congress is almost a lock to be a 1% as their salary is 174K puts them in the top 5%. If they have any other sources of income they'll likely move to the 1%

So basically using your logic, no one can represent the common man because their salary is high.

[goldfly]

Bernie is a 1%er and has three houses. He’s an elitist as they come

i don't think you know what it takes to be a 1%er

i also don't think people realize the difference in 1 million and 1 billion

like, really get how insane the difference between those numbers is

[goldfly]

[sturg33]

[nsacpi]

so are other deviations from one man (or woman) one vote also "very gross"

[mqt]

Meh. I think it’s a poorly conceived argument, but the reason those counties contribute the most to the economy is because it’s where all the ****ing people are. The people in the poor, rural counties matter just as much, but there are a lot less of them. My guess is the intent is to counter the stupid “number of counties” argument and they flubbed it.

[zitothebrave]

Leave it to Right Wingdings to no get the point.

[nsacpi]

Meh. I think it’s a poorly conceived argument, but the reason those counties contribute the most to the economy is because it’s where all the ****ing people are. The people in the poor, rural counties matter just as much, but there are a lot less of them. My guess is the intent is to counter the stupid “number of counties” argument and they flubbed it.

It wasn't designed to work out that way, but in practice giving more weight to the votes of people who live in sparsely populated states has turned out to have the effect of giving the votes of a certain demographic group (whites without college educations) more weight.