politics
Midwest shows DSA Left could take over the Democratic Party
It’s worth poking around the entrails of the returns for the agonizingly close — and, given pre-primary polls results — surprising results of recent Democratic primaries in the key swing Midwestern states of Michigan and Wisconsin, with a side look at Minnesota.
TL;DR
- Recent Democratic primaries in Michigan and Wisconsin showed surprisingly close results.
- These results highlight a significant split within the Democratic primary electorate.
- The white working class demographic, historically important to Democrats, now predominantly votes Republican.