But authenticity itself is coded as white and male when it’s defined by white men. This perpetual reading of the white working-class tea leaves (or beer hops?) Just under a third of white men without college degrees said they voted for a Democrat in the 2018 midterms. The entire premise that white men without college degrees are the only possible swing voters is a faulty one. Mr. Trump’s white working-class base still voted Republican, although in lower numbers than when he triumphed.

Source: New York Times May 18, 2019 01:30 UTC