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The wokest Americans are poor and didn't go to college

A new poll directly contradicts a popular narrative about "wokeness" being elite politics.

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Carl Beijer
Dec 14, 2024
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Low income Americans, along with those who never went to college, are more likely to identify as “woke” than everyone else, according to a new poll by the Center for Strategic Politics.

The finding stands directly at odds with a narrative that’s common on the left and right alike: that “wokeness” is an affectation of the elite and anathema to the working class.

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