> There is something seriously wrong with this study. The only economic
> positions the Republicans offer is lower taxes, and that's a just a
> lie.
The Lane Kenworthy piece had some obvious methodological problems -- mentioned in earlier posts -- but the suggestive thing about it was that it focussed, not so much on what the R's *did*, but on what the D's *didn't do* -- namely, deliver the breadbasket goods.
There's a connection with the Thomas Frank argument, but it's not quite the same thing.
IIRC the Frank argument is that the Rs seduced plain ol' white folks (POWFs) away from their economic interests by appealing to their cultural shibboleths. Kenworthy seems to be refining this by asserting that since the D's weren't attending to the economic interests in question, then hey, why *not* indulge your cultural shibboleths -- if they're all that's in play?