It's possible this will not be an 'it's the economy, stupid' election, but an 'it's the culture, stupid' election, writes NPR’s maraliasson. Because for many Trump supporters, economics takes a back seat to the cultural issues he champions.
for Hispanics and African Americans, but the racial wealth gap has expanded for decades. And base costs for big-ticket items like college, health care, housing and retirement continue to rise. The Democrats will focus on middle-class families' anxieties about the future — even if things seem OK in the present for many. Indeed, ano longer believe in the American Dream: work hard, play by the rules, and your kids can do better than you did.
Socialism has a clear negative connotation to many in the electorate, and Republicans use"socialism" as a dirty word, but it's not among younger voters — the heart of Sanders' base in the Democratic Party. For many of his supporters — farmers, white evangelicals, non-college rural voters, for instance — economics takes a back seat to the cultural issues Trump champions, including immigration, abortion, school prayer and gun rights.For many Republicans, the number of conservative judges Trump has nominated — and Mitch McConnell has pushed through the Senate — is a key accomplishment of the administration.
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