"Millions of white working-class and middle-class Americans vote against their own economic interest by defending policies that hurt them while profiting the ri

"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/14635/chapter-abstract/168786344 https://academic.oup.com/california-scholarship-online/book/... Another: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00236569200890181 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.