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The progressive plan to reclaim the working class

Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) speaks during a news conference outside the US Capitol on April 29, 2026. | Tom Brenner/Getty Images For years, one of the bedrock adages of electoral politics was “it’s the economy, stupid.” The quip, coined by former Bill Clinton strategist James Carville, warned party leaders that economic concerns will always outrank other issues in the mind of voters But recently, Carville’s iconic advice feels like it’s been forgotten. In President Joe Biden’s administration, social and cultural concerns rose on the Democrats’ priority list. Policies like a $15 minimum wa...