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by trs8080 1291 days ago
"Millions of white working-class and middle-class Americans vote against their own economic interest by defending policies that hurt them while profiting the rich, including the 1% wealthiest Americans. Several factors help explain this peculiar dimension of U.S. politics: myopia fostered by anti-intellectualism; the relationship between religious fundamentalism and free-market fundamentalism; blind faith in the American Dream; and how racism hinders economic solidarity."

- https://academic.oup.com/california-scholarship-online/book/...

Another: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/0023656920089018...

Unfortunately don't have free links but if you're able to read these, they'll answer your questions.