>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/03/04 3:52 PM >>> If there's a great untapped reservoir of leftish populism in the American masses, why did Kucinich do so badly in the primaries, and why is Nader now down around 2%? Doug
uhhh, who said anything about 'untapped reservoir of leftish populism' (whatever that is)... come now doug, you know answers to above questions... however, 'conventional wisdom' holds that dem positions on civil rights/civil liberties issues began to alienate white working class in late 1960s, race ostensibly drove wedge between white and non-white working workers with resultant diminution of class voting, such analysis is mostly based upon assessments using self-identified class, this measure fails to address voter economic circumstances, analysis relying upon relative income situation of voters reflects relative level of resources folks have, results show increasing support among less affluent for dems, differences in voting by income position (social class) have been increasing, not decreasing... mainstream poli sci guy jeffrey stonecash uses nes data - see his _class and party in american politics_ - to show that *even in south* white working class voters remain more likely to vote dem than more affluent white voters, big problem is relative scarcity of white working class turnout in south (condition exacerbated nationally by similar scarcity at polls among all workin people)... michael hoover -------------------------------------------------------------- Please Note: Due to Florida's very broad public records law, most written communications to or from College employees regarding College business are public records, available to the public and media upon request. Therefore, this e-mail communication may be subject to public disclosure.
