Re: Bartels on Frank, etc.
Marvin Gandall wrote:
Doug wrote:
Larry Bartels has posted the updated version of his critique of Tom Frank’s What’s The Matter With Kansas on his website (it’s the top link, ID’d as QJPS 2006). The original is just below it (APSA 2006). The early version used a definition of the white working class as white voters in the bottom third of the income distribution. Drawing on Ruy Teixeira’s work, Frank rejected that definition, preferring the lack of a college degree as the standard. Neither definition, however, supports the thesis of What’s The Matter With Kansas.
Haven’t read the revised version, but I still wouldn’t be satisfied with the new definition of working class
It’s not satisfying at all, for several reasons. One of those several: 40% of the non-bachelor’s voters have household incomes over $60,000.
Doug