A Realignment Is Reshaping the Republicans Into a Populist — and Multiracial — Party
Our press, politicians, and political scientists are almost all college graduates; most voters aren't.
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Our press, politicians, and political scientists are almost all college graduates; most voters aren't.
What happens when a political party becomes demotic? Before answering the question, note that the word in question is not demonic, from the Greek word daimon, meaning a deity (remember that the Greek gods were notoriously jealous and greedy), but demotic, from the Greek word demos, meaning the people -- the same root as democratic.
What happens when a political party becomes demotic? Before answering the question, note that the word in question is not demonic, from the Greek word daimon, meaning a deity (remember
The classic picture of the two political parties' constituencies is out of date.
The cultural makeup of both parties is changing, with Republicans especially becoming far more populist, with fewer college graduates.