Wonkbook: The workers who have the most at stake in this election aren't white men

By Jim Tankersley The story of the 2016 presidential election has been the revolt of the white working class, pinched by globalization and frustrated by social change. Those voters lifted Donald Trump to the GOP nomination and are central to his hopes of winning the White House on Tuesday. But in terms of public policy, they …   The latest economic and domestic policy from Wonkblog   Activists in New York cheer during a rally on July 22, 2015, after the New York Wage Board endorsed a proposal to set a $15 minimum wage for workers at some fast-food restaurants. (Mary Altaffer/Associated Press) By Jim Tankersley The story of the 2016 presidential election has been the revolt of the white working class, pinched by globalization and frustrated by social change. Those voters lifted Donald Trump to the GOP nomination and are central to his hopes of winning the White House on Tuesday. But in terms of public policy, they are arguably not the workers who stand to gain or lose the most from the election result. The workers with the most on the line earn minimum wage, or close to it, and they often rely on government-paid or government-subsidized health plans. They are disproportionately black or Latino. They have received only a fraction of the media attention that frustrated white workers have in this campaign, but they are at the center of many of the candidates' most important policy debates. Read the rest on Wonkblog. Map of the day In New York and Iowa, polls will remain open until 9 p.m. on Tuesday. Christopher Ingraham has more. ADVERTISEMENT   Top policy tweets UK court says #Brexit needs parliament's approval, complicates government plans https://t.co/5OEbbC97lZ — Pedro da Costa (@pdacosta) November 3, 2016 Republicans still think they're the 'party of ideas.' That's laughable in the age of Trump. https://t.co/AMJ1Ak9xYM My new @TheWeek essay — James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) November 3, 2016 Economists sign letters saying how awful Trump is. No one cares @Noahpinion https://t.co/ucXKXpnyla via @BV — James Greiff (@JamesGreiff) November 3, 2016 Most Recent Posts from Wonkblog The states that make it hardest to find time to vote But states with the longest voting hours don't necessarily have the highest voter turnout. By Christopher Ingraham  •  Read more »   The workers who have the most at stake in this election aren’t white men The story of the 2016 presidential election has been the revolt of the white working-class, but they're not who will be most affected by the result. By Jim Tankersley  •  Read more »   Three charts make painfully simple how American politics became so messed up With less than a week to go until the election, the country has descended into full partisan battle mode. By Ana Swanson  •  Read more »   An easy way to figure out how much Trump’s and Clinton’s tax plans would cost you For millions of ordinary American households, there's a lot of money at stake in Tuesday's election. By Max Ehrenfreund  •  Read more »   Why ambitious men are celebrated and ambitious women are criticized President Obama has been calling out a form of sexism on the campaign trail. By Danielle Paquette  •  Read more »   Federal Reserve hints at December interest rate increase, votes to keep status quo for now For now, rates remain unchanged. By Ylan Q. Mui  •  Read more »   Trump says he can fix Flint’s pipes for free. Here’s who would really be paying. Here's a closer look at who would really be paying. By Jim Tankersley and Max Ehrenfreund  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The sharing economy has a serious racism problem — but there may be a way to fix it By Jeff Guo  •  Read more »   The strangest coincidences of your life probably aren’t that strange at all The surprising truth behind life's strangest coincidences By Ana Swanson  •  Read more »   Fatal shootings of police officers are up more than 50 percent from last year While police work has become safer overall, shootings are up year-over-year. By Christopher Ingraham  •  Read more »           Share Wonkbook:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for a Wonkblog newsletter. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071