The Realignment
425 | Patrick Ruffini: Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP
Nov 7, 2023
Patrick Ruffini, author of 'Party of the People: Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP', joins The Realignment to discuss how Trump built a diverse Republican coalition, the shifting dynamics of voter priorities, the influence of age on political shifts in surprising communities, and the Democratic Party's response to GOP support from minority voters.
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- The Republican Party has built a diverse coalition by narrowing the gap between how people vote based on income.
- Voting behavior is often driven by cultural issues rather than economic factors, with voters prioritizing their views on abortion, LGBTQ rights, and immigration.
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The Republican Party's Shift Towards Populism and Multiracial Coalition
Despite Trump's 2020 loss, he received 12 million more votes than in 2016 and built a diverse coalition. There has been a shift in the voting base of the Republican Party, narrowing the gap between how people vote based on income. The Democrats' advantage as the party of the working class has eroded, as many working-class voters have shifted towards the Republican Party. However, the party's policies have not shifted significantly. The relationship between policies and voting behavior is not always clear, with cultural emphasis often driving differences in voting behavior.
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