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THE EDUCATIONAL DIVIDE DRIVING AMERICAN POLITICS TO THE RIGHT


IT’S NOT “THE ECONOMY, STUPID;” IT’S THE NONCOLLEGE VOTER. THIS WEEK, WE LOOK AT
HOW TRUMP HAS SOLIDIFIED THE EDUCATIONAL DIVIDE THAT DEFINES HIS ERA.

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An American flag lies on a stack of chairs in a classroom in D.C. (Allison
Robbert/The Washington Post)
Column by Andrew Van Dam
November 15, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. EST

In 1990, Michael Jordan refused his mom’s request to publicly oppose the
reelection of Sen. Jesse Helms (R-North Carolina), a fierce segregationist. Why?
Because, Jordan said in perhaps his most famous quote, “Republicans buy
sneakers, too.”


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