Bringing working-class voters back to the Democratic Party in the Hudson Valley

Phillips-Staley is carving out a progressive lane for herself. She believes the party has seen defeat in recent years, and to Lawler, because it has abandoned its working-class roots for donors and corporate interests, and voters have noticed and abandoned ship. 

City & State – October 16, 2026

By Austin Jefferson

https://www.cityandstateny.com/personality/2025/10/bringing-working-class-voters-back-democratic-party-hudson-valley/408835/