![]() But many don’t have access to the programs and opportunities they need to advance their careers. It is the battleground states in the middle - where education levels are neither disproportionately high nor low - that will decide the 2024 presidential election.”Ĩ0% of employees reported skills training is one of their top priorities according to a recent survey by Workplace Intelligence. “This educational sorting has made the vast majority of states no longer politically competitive. “As a result of these economic and cultural trends, politics now has a class-based architecture where cultural affinity now surpasses voters’ narrow economic self-interests. It also extends to cultural consumption (movies, TV, books), social media choices, and voters’ sources of information that shape their understanding of facts. “Culturally, a person’s educational attainment increasingly correlates with their views on a wide range of issues, including abortion, attitudes about LGBTQ+ rights, and the relationship between government and organized religion. He begins with the observation that “college educated voters are now more likely to identify as Democrats, and those without college degrees - particularly white voters, but increasingly all Americans - support Republicans.” Sosnik’s latest big-picture take on the state of American politics digs deeper into what he and others have been calling “the diploma divide,” and it offers an excellent preview of the 2024 House, Senate and presidential elections. ![]() Related reads: NYT’s Katie Glueck on abortion and 2024: “Democrats are vowing to make abortion rights a pillar of their campaigns, while Republicans are caught between their conservative base and a public that generally backs access to the procedure.” … CNN’s Casey Tolan and Isabelle Chapman on trial-court judge MATTHEW KACSMARYK’s finances: “Details about multimillion-dollar stock holding concealed in abortion pill judge’s financial disclosures.”īRAGG BACKS DOWN - “Bragg drops bid to block former Trump investigator from testifying to Congress,” by Erica Orden and Kyle Cheney: “The Manhattan DA said the GOP-led Judiciary Committee will permit his counsel to attend the interview.”ĭoug Sosnik’s latest big-picture take on the state of American politics digs deeper into what he and others have been calling “the diploma divide.” | Jason Davis/Getty ImagesįIRST IN PLAYBOOK: NEW SOSNIK MEMO - As longtime readers know, we are big fans of the regular political memos written by DOUG SOSNIK, a senior adviser to BILL CLINTON for six years at the White House. ![]() … Justices SAMUEL ALITO and CLARENCE THOMAS dissented from the Supreme Court’s action, which prevents earlier rulings from a Texas-based judge and a federal appeals court from taking effect.” SCOTUS KEEPS STATUS QUO - “Supreme Court maintains abortion pill access for now as legal fight continues,” by Alice Miranda Ollstein and Josh Gerstein: “The high court’s decision keeps the drug, mifepristone, available for now, but the legal battle over the drug, which has become the most common method of abortion nationwide, could drag on for months if not years to come.
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