GOP’s Blue-Collar Agenda Still a Work in Progress

United States News News

GOP’s Blue-Collar Agenda Still a Work in Progress
United States Latest News,United States Headlines
  • 📰 WSJ
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 59 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 27%
  • Publisher: 63%

President Biden outlined a vision of the policies Democrats believe working-class voters want. Republicans are working on their own blueprints.

and concluded that their best hope for winning the next time was to cement the GOP’s image as “the party of the working class.’’ But Republicans haven’t yet unified behind a policy platform to support that goal.on Wednesday to show that he was eager to compete for those voters, as well, labeling part of his domestic agenda as a jobs program for blue-collar workers. Nearly 90% of the jobs to be created by Mr.

To Rep. Tom Rice , the president’s language had a clear political goal. “It’s obvious he would like to win back many of the voters who came to the Republican Party in recent years…the working-class voters,’’ he said. Working-class voters are sometimes defined as those without a four-year college degree. They accounted for about 60% of voters in 2020 and vary widely in income, according to AP VoteCast, a large survey of the electorate. Some 18% of voters in Wall Street Journal/NBC News surveys last year said they held blue-collar jobs. About half of them considered themselves Republicans, up from 37% a decade earlier and well above the 29% who identified last year as Democrats.

In the House, many Republicans have focused on continuing former President Donald Trump’s policies on immigration, energy and trade, while some Senate Republicans have proposed ideas that would give government a more direct role in social programs. The “has varied a lot within the party,’’ said Oren Cass, executive director of American Compass, a group of conservative economic thinkers. “It’s one of the dimensions along which the party is really in flux.’’

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

WSJ /  🏆 98. in US

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Fate of Metal Magnate’s Empire Looms Over Blue-Collar TownsFate of Metal Magnate’s Empire Looms Over Blue-Collar TownsThe unraveling of finance firm Greensill could take a heavy toll on steel towns like Georgetown, S.C. without intervention from a metals magnate some blue-collar workers see as a savior
Read more »

Kate Middleton’s blue scalloped Boden cardigan is back in stock - but probably not for longKate Middleton’s blue scalloped Boden cardigan is back in stock - but probably not for longKate MIddleton wore a light blue scalloped Boden cardigan during a video call for the Hold Still photography project in November 2020. The Abercorn cardie quickly sold out but is now back in stock
Read more »

Capri, Italy's blue island, emerges from the pandemic bluesCapri, Italy's blue island, emerges from the pandemic bluesCapri's world has always been blue - the color of the water surrounding the Mediterranean island, many of its fishing boats and, most famously, the light in its Blue Grotto.
Read more »

Blue Note Jazz Club Reopens with Summer Festival: Ron Carter, Parliament Funkadelic, Robert Glasper, Many MoreBlue Note Jazz Club Reopens with Summer Festival: Ron Carter, Parliament Funkadelic, Robert Glasper, Many MoreNew York’s Blue Note Jazz Club is back in a big way this summer, with Ron Carter, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Robert Glasper, Jacob Collier, Eddie Palmieri, John Scofield and Al Di …
Read more »

Kelly Clarkson performs soaring cover of Reba McEntire hit 'How Blue'Kelly Clarkson performs soaring cover of Reba McEntire hit 'How Blue'Clarkson paid a musical tribute to her former stepmother-in-law on Tuesday's episode of 'The Kelly Clarkson Show.'
Read more »



Render Time: 2025-02-17 09:41:32