Is that so?  The Repugs have been very successful in getting working class people to
vote for them by way of wedge issues and making the Dems. seem out of the mainstream.

Electorally, their clearly define constituency is a minority and the Dems. do a
pretty good job of serving the corporations as well.

On Mon, Feb 23, 2004 at 03:00:48PM -0500, Louis Proyect wrote:
>
> That raises an interesting question of *class*. The Republicans are
> successful because they have a clearly defined constituency that they fight
> tooth and nail for. This includes first of all the big bourgeoisie, but it
> also includes small proprietors and privileged workers, especially whites.

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