Guardian
•The left’s best defense against Trump? Ditching limousine liberalism
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Trump ’s victory can credibly be read as a class revolt.
Working-class people do not have a genuine political home in our new Gilded Age, they are forced to ally either with billionaires in the Republican party or Democratic liberal elites in hopes that someone will allay their concerns.
Those on the left must confront the cultural elite that has pushed the party away from workers.
Working-class voters are more likely to vote for Republicans than Democrats , says Dustin Guella .
Professionals, meanwhile, have successfully gentrified the Democratic party .
Guella: The folkways, mannerisms, and tastes of salaried high-income professionals have come to define the party, and now serve as a powerful repellent for working class.