The Democratic Party faces significant challenges with historic low approval ratings and dwindling support from working-class voters. Research indicates a trend of diminishing backing from non-white and young voters towards Republicans. A report by the CWCP and Jacobin highlights common progressive economic views among working-class individuals, including support for higher minimum wages and reduced prescription drug prices. Despite the potential to align with these sentiments, the Democratic Party has not effectively engaged this constituency to foster economic and social progress.
Seventy-five percent favor an increase in the minimum wage, 88 percent are for the government's reducing prescription drug prices, and 65 percent agree that corporate boards of directors should be required to include workers.
The survey examines over 60 years of polling data in order to comprehensively document the evolving opinions of working-class voters on a variety of political questions.
Democrats have made no progress reversing their steady loss of working-class support, which is also affecting non-white and young voters who shifted toward Donald Trump.
There is a winning constituency for economic and social progress among working-class voters, but Democrats aren't pursuing it.
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