In 2004, historian Thomas Frank proposed a theory about the rightward drift of the white working class. Was he a prescient king whose work presaged the rise of Trump — or a bumbling fool with a broken thesis?  Unfortunately it turns out he is a secret third thing that takes one hour and six minutes to explain. Special thanks to Julia Valdés for her help with this episode! Where to find us: <ul><li><a href='https://www.fivefourpod.com/'>Peter's other podcast, 5-4</a></li><li><a href='https://www.maintenancephase.com/'>Mike's other podcast, Maintenance Phase</a></li></ul>Sources:<ul><li><a href='https://capitalresearch.org/article/the-thesis-that-drove-american-politics-crazy-part-1/'>The Thesis That Drove American Politics Crazy: The Emerging Democratic Majority </a></li><li><a href='http://www.vanneman.umd.edu/socy789b/Bartels06.pdf'>What’s the Matter with What’s the Matter with Kansas?</a></li><li><a href='https://tcfrank.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/TCFRANK_Class_Dismissed_2005.pdf'>Class is Dismissed</a></li><li><a href='https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/04_demographics_teixeira.pdf'>The White Working Class and the Democratic Party</a></li><li><a href='https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/06/05/its-time-to-bust-the-myth-most-trump-voters-were-not-working-class/'>It’s time to bust the myth: Most Trump voters were not working class.</a></li><li><a href='https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/10/01/understanding-electorate-diploma-divide/'>How the diploma divide came to dominate American politics</a></li><li><a href='https://ippsr.msu.edu/public-policy/michigan-wonk-blog/diploma-divide-does-it-exist-racial-and-ethnic-minorities'>The 'Diploma Divide': Does It Exist for Racial and Ethnic Minorities?</a></li><li><a href='https://www.vanderbilt.edu/csdi/research/CSDI_WP_05-2013.pdf'>Blind Retrospection: Why Shark Attacks Are Bad For Democracy</a></li><li><a href='https://www.scholars.northwestern.edu/en/publications/nationally-poor-locally-rich-income-and-local-context-in-the-2016'>Nationally poor, locally rich: Income and local context in the 2016 presidential election</a></li><li><a href='https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691169446/democracy-for-realists'>Democracy for Realists: Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government</a></li><li><a href='https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691196435/identity-crisis'>Identity Crisis: The 2016 Presidential Campaign and the Battle for the Meaning of America</a></li><li><a href='https://www.routledge.com/Political-Landscapes-of-Donald-Trump/Warf/p/book/9780367197001'>Political Landscapes of Donald Trump</a></li><li><a href='https://noamlupu.com/Carnes_Lupu_WWC.pdf'>The White Working Class and the 2016 Election</a></li><li><a href='https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/04/09/partisanship-by-family-income-home-ownership-union-membership-and-veteran-status'>Partisanship by family income, home ownership, union membership and veteran status</a></li><li><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/09/opinion/democrats-trump-elites-centrism.html'>The Elites Had It Coming</a></li><li><a href='https://williammarble.co/docs/EducPolarization.pdf'>What Explains Educational Realignment Among White Americans?</a></li></ul>Thanks to <a href='https://mindseye-music.bandcamp.com/track/the-place-beyond-the-clouds-2'>Mindseye</a> for our theme song!

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