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Democrats losing white voters without college degrees but gaining among the better educated

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By Pat Cunningham

Columbia University Professor Thomas B. Edsall EXAMINES the implications of a gradual shift of voters from one party to the other that parallels levels of education:

Over the past few decades, working class whites – loosely defined as those without college degrees – have been a strikingly reliable indicator of the strength of the two main political parties. These voters are highly volatile and their shifting loyalties are a powerful factor in determining control of Congress and of the White House.

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When this once reliably Democratic constituency moves away from the party by large margins, Democrats lose…Conversely, when working ...

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