Working-class political realignment

DSA and progressive candidates gaining ground (Claire Valdez, Troy Jackson). Internal debates over 'working class' label. AFL-CIO 16M voter mobilization. DSA proposes radical platform. Research shows union-backed economic populists key to winning back working-class voters. Ruy Teixeira discussion on why Democrats keep losing working-class voters. Article 'How White Supremacy Keeps the Working Class Divided' provides historical framing of elite divide-and-conquer tactics. Gap between grassroots energy and electoral reality persists.