Great pleasure for me at the Brookings Institution to welcome all of you and our cspan audience to this afternoons event to celebrate the publication of the new book, the working class republican Ronald Reagan and the return of blue collar conservativism. Henry is a senior fellow at the ethics and Public Policy center, a former aei colleague and a member in Good Standing of aeis election watch team. Henry arrived at aei in 2006, and we soon bonded over politics and especially what was then a somewhat obscure demographic, what the pollsters called some college. People with a technical, vocational or Community College education. This group was large, about a third of voters, and had near perfect track record of voting for the winner in president ial elections. This looselydefined group, roughly synonymous with the working class, was and is especially important in our politics. In the book henry shows how reagans preferences matched those of working class americans, transcending left and
And specially what was then a somewhat obscured demographics, what the pollsters called some college, people with technical, vocational or community college. This group was large by a third of the voters and headed track record. The group synonymous with the working class was and is important. Henry shows how workingclass americans transcending left and right providing key of success. Henrys book is basically divide intoed two parts, one on understanding the beliefs of the true reagan, getting reagan right in henrys words and the other appointed critique of how conservatives and modern gops have lost their way and what they do to recover it. Bios are online so i wont provide introductions. Henry will speak about 20 minutes and then we ask Craig Shirley, author of four best sellers on reagan including reagan rising, decisive years, 1976 to 1980 comment on henrys understanding of the true reagan. Craig will speak for ten minutes. Then we will turn to bill who will moderate the second hal
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Joins a panel to discuss Ronald Reagan and his book. This is an hour and 1 2. Good afternoon everyone. I am Karlyn Bowman is a great pleasure for myself and my cohost to welcome all of you and there was cspan artist to this afternoons event to celebrate the publication of henry olsens new book the working class republican Ronald Reagan and the return of bluecollar conservatism. Henry is a senior fellow at the ethics of Publics Health policy center a former colleague and a member in Good Standing of the election watch team. Henry arrived at aia in 2006 and was soon bonded over politics and especially what was then a somewhat obscured demographics with what they call some college, people with a technical vocational or Community College education. This group was large. About one third of voters and had a near perfect track record of voting for the winner in president ial elections. The loosely defined group roughly synonymous with the working class, was and is especially important in poli
Joins a panel to discuss Ronald Reagan and his book. This is an hour and 1 2. Good afternoon everyone. I am Karlyn Bowman is a great pleasure for myself and my cohost to welcome all of you and there was cspan artist to this afternoons event to celebrate the publication of henry olsens new book the working class republican Ronald Reagan and the return of bluecollar conservatism. Henry is a senior fellow at the ethics of Publics Health policy center a former colleague and a member in Good Standing of the election watch team. Henry arrived at aia in 2006 and was soon bonded over politics and especially what was then a somewhat obscured demographics with what they call some college, people with a technical vocational or Community College education. This group was large. About one third of voters and had a near perfect track record of voting for the winner in president ial elections. The loosely defined group roughly synonymous with the working class, was and is especially important in poli