In a recent article on Inequality.org, “Can Democrats Win Back Rust Belt Voters?“, Director for Working Class Politics, Jared Abbott, posed the question to “working class” people (defined by education, occupation, and income, in Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania) “Given the same description, background, and economic policies of two imaginary candidates, one labeled “Democrat” and the other “Independent”, which would you vote for — the majority would vote for the Independent candidate. Abbott says that the history of Democratic neo-liberalism, free trade, and other factors have given the Democratic Party a toxic identity, regardless of the candidate’s qualifications and policies, and that a majority support creating an Independent Workers Political Association to back such efforts, with enthusiasm highest among non-college voters, young people, voters of color, and the economically insecure, and with meaningful support from independents and Republicans as well.

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