WWC Remains Pro-Trump

At Townhall, Guy Benson provides a couple of lengthy quotes from a Josh Kraushaar article in National Journal, unfortunately behind a paywall. Kraushaar writes about a poll done of white working-class voters, a group Democrats desperately need to win back.

Despite the Trump turmoil in Washington, Republicans held a 10-point lead on the generic ballot (43-33 percent) among these blue-collar voters. Democrats hold a whopping 61 percent disapproval rating among these voters, with only 32 percent approving. Even Trump’s job-approval rating is a respectable 52 percent with the demographic in these swing districts.

The more uncomfortable reality is that these blue-collar voters’ resistance to the Democrats is on cultural grounds, not economic ones—a finding that studies of Obama-Trump voters have repeatedly shown. Democrats are facing a double-whammy: They’re still experiencing resistance among moderate voters in suburban swing districts over tax-and-spend economic policies. Meanwhile, small-town voters are having a tough time voting for their candidates because of a growing cultural disconnect.

To win back control in the lower chamber, they will need to win Republican-held seats both in the suburbs and in small-town America. It’s not an either-or proposition.

The once-solid "Blue Wall" might be history. People don't like being called "deplorable." Politico has the basic poll document. Hat tip to Lucianne.com for the link.