Adding race to financial concerns doesn’t crater support from the middle — it helps turn a losing progressive message into a winning one. In our separate Indiana survey , for example, a progressive economic platform polled 40 points ahead of the conservative economic pitch. OMF canvassed 800 homes, divided equally between white voters and people of color, first showing voters the GOP flier. But for those shown the race-class message, the numbers flipped. The race-class message engendered a stunning 26-point jump in net approval over the class-only script among white voters initially keen on the racially divisive message.

Source: Washington Post August 22, 2018 20:54 UTC