The New Republic - America The Liberal
A long (but very worthwhile) article about how the political landscape in America has 'hard' and 'soft' realignments, America's versions of revolutions. The ground shifts under the bodies of government and new electorates emerge. Here, the emergence of urban and suburban professionals (along with minorities, including women) are seen to be the deciding factor in favor of the Democrats, as opposed to non-college-educated industrial workers. What punctuated the win here (and did so in 1932 and 1896) was an economic crash. The article ends with the prediction that to build a hard realignment for enduring Democratic governance is to take bold new steps instead of incremental ones.
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