debt, college, 49
democracy, political polarization as threat to, 3– 4 , 130
Democratic Party
African-Americans’ connection to, 111
class cluelessness in, 111 , 121– 122
cross-racial coalitions in, 59
evolution of coalition of, 122– 125
policy recommendations for, 114– 119
vs. Republican Party, connection with working class, 121– 127
strategies for connecting with working class, 109– 119
on trade policy, 114
white southerners in, 122– 123
Dempsey, Rachel, What Works for Women at Work , 79
dependability, as working-class value, 33
“deplorables,” 68
despair, among white working class, 4
dignity
of professional elite, 31
of working class, 5 , 22 , 91– 92
dinner parties, 28 , 30
disability benefits, 21– 22 , 98– 99
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