A POPULISM OF THE LEFT CAN REALIGN AMERICAN POLITICS: It's clear that the GOP is capturing new parts of the working class. It'll take credible appeals to workers' frustrations and economic interests to win them back.

The article discusses on how Republicans have embraced the specter of civil conflict and turned national elections into referenda on American democracy. It highlights Democratic politicians already face an uphill battle with their appeals to suburban moderate voters, historically a Republican voting bloc lead by Donald Trump; and mentions that working-class voters prefer non-elite candidates to wealthy, highly credentialed candidates, only around 2 percent of members of Congress are workers.