Topic: Managerial Class

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Clean Food
Episode 847 30:41 - 32:48

847: Clean Food

Thomas Frank, Democratic Party Leadership, Class Shift

Author Thomas Frank's analysis of the Democratic Party suggests a shift away from the working class toward a professional managerial class. The hosts discuss how the party leadership now identifies with affluent, highly educated suburbanites rather than traditional union workers. This transition is cited as a reason for the party's disconnect from its historical base.