working class
Canadian lessons for Democrats, it’s nuts for US to ‘walk away’ and other commentary
Mark Carney led Canada’s Liberal Party to a remarkable comeback victory by “shaking up voters’ expectations of their party, standing for patriotism and national values, and promoting sensible pro-growth economics,”...
How Trump's economic shake-up could pay off big
Donald Trump is betting that his tax, tariff, immigration and other policies will goose the economy to produce more jobs, better pay — and a leaner federal government.
Hooray! Team Trump is rescuing working-class motorists from Kathy Hochul's elitist Midtown tolls
Hooray! Team Trump has come to the rescue of working-class motorists and killed the city’s despised congestion-pricing tolls. Kudos to President Donald Trump and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
Trump’s ‘incredible’ speech, resistance is futile and other commentary
At CNN, Scott Jennings found President Trump’s inauguration speech nothing short of “incredible.”
Working NY families could see regressive costs over Hochul's polluters pay bill
A Democratic bill aimed at charging oil and gas companies for pollution could result in regressive costs for working families in the state, energy and economic experts say.
Why political violence is rising, armed forces must be exclusive and other commentary
The killing of Brian Thompson follows years of assassination attempts, political riots, intimidating protests and bomb threats, muses Charles Fain Lehman at The Free Press.
Hunter got the full Nixon, prosecute the other Bidens and other commentary
“Hunter Biden’s pardon looks a lot like Richard Nixon’s,” notes Betsy Woodruff Swan at Politico. It “insulates his son from ever facing federal charges over any crimes he possibly could...
CNN’s Jake Tapper calls Fetterman 'working class' -- even though he was supported by his rich dad into his 40s
CNN's Jake Tapper called hoodie-wearing Sen. John Fetterman "working class" on his show, saying he was among the US politicians who "actually know hardship" -- even though the Pennsylvania Democrat...
Democrats blame lefty 'Yale Law' populists for Harris losing to Trump — without looking in the mirror
PITTSBURGH — Establishment Democrats lost the 2024 election and are blaming. . . the populist left? Vice President Kamala Harris lost all the swing states, the popular vote and even...
How a ‘Bernie Bro’ House Democrat survived Trump’s red wave in Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH — Rep. Chris Deluzio faced the same economic headwinds as Vice President Kamala Harris, Sen. Bob Casey and two other swing-district House Democrats, but he survived the red wave...
Dems ignore working class, how to make government work again and other commentary
"Neither faction in the current Democratic Party fully represents" working-class Democrat voters, notes The Liberal Patriot’s John Halpin.
Dem who won Trump district shares eye-opening Harris anecdote: ‘I didn’t feel like she understood what I was trying to say’
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez told the New York Times she never got so much as a phone call from Kamala Harris to shore up her support.
Blue Philly working-class voters start leaning toward Trump ahead of election: 'People actually love him'
Working-class Philadelphia Democrats may be planning to vote for former President Trump in November.
The cost of Harris-Biden's migrant flood, Kam’s plans slam economy, working class flees dems and other commentary
"What the citizens of Springfield and Aurora are experiencing" are "the real costs of an historically unprecedented flood of migrants into the country," fumes the Washington Examiner's editorial board.
No, Kamala didn’t ‘win,’ Dems’ working-class woes and other commentary
“The press is fist-pumping over Kamala Harris’s ‘win’ ” in last week’s debate, snarks The Wall Street Journal’s Kimberley A. Strassel.
Elite capture of the Democrats gives GOP a rare opportunity
The Republicans might be on the cusp of an historic realignment if the party can capitalize on this election's trends.
Ex-'Today' show host Katie Couric warns 'condescending' Democratic party has 'lost the working class'
Couric said Kamala Harris needs to make a case to 'regular Joes'
It's still a working class election, which is a problem for Democrats
Working-class voters will likely determine the outcome of the 2024 election.
Kamala Harris' coronation marks California Democrats' conquest of the party — bye-bye, working class
Once the euphoria of finally prying Barnacle Joe Biden off the ticket subsides, Democratic voters should be asking themselves just what their party stands for now.
The Kamala gamble, a major GOP convention bounce and other commentary
“It’s far from clear that Harris is the strongest candidate to take on Trump,” observes Michael Barharaeen at The Liberal Patriot.