Gingrich: Meet the 'Highly Educated, Downwardly Mobile’ Voters Fueling the Far Left’s Rise

The ‘Highly Educated, Downwardly Mobile’ Voters Fueling the Far Left’s Rise We are witnessing a generational temper tantrum of privileged young people. Newt Gingrich The establishment polling commentator, Nate Silver, has broken the code on the rise of the big-government socialists within the Democratic Party. Far from being a rebellion of the working poor or an outpouring of aggrieved minorities, Mr. Silver concludes that “the DSA sweet spot” is among the “highly educated, downwardly mobile.” The Zohran Mamdani-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez leftwing rebellion, which is mostly made up of well-off heirs of successful families who have graduate degrees, is nothing more than a revolt of spoiled brats. We are witnessing a generational temper tantrum... Join The New York Sun to unlock full access. Become a member of The New York Sun to get full access to this article and all of our reporting and commentary. Join the Sun A membership gets you: *** Post comments and join the conversation *** Full access to articles, podcasts, videos and games *** Grant gift articles to family and friends Did you receive this email as a forward? Sign up to get The New York Sun in your inbox. The New York Sun Company, LLC, 300 Park Ave, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10022, United States Too many emails? Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe. Done with the Sun for good?