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All politics (as opposed to economics) is local. We have 759 billionaires. The array is pretty much limited to certain states.
According to a 2020 Pew poll (the most relevant and authoritative I can find) Democrats are nearly twice as likely as Republicans to say there’s too much economic inequality in the U.S. (78% vs. 41%). pewresearch.org/social-…
All politics (as opposed to economics) is local. We have 759 billionaires. The array is pretty much limited to certain states.
According to a 2020 Pew poll (the most relevant and authoritative I can find) Democrats are nearly twice as likely as Republicans to say there’s too much economic inequality in the U.S. (78% vs. 41%). https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/01/09/most-americans-say-there-is-too-much-economic-inequality-in-the-u-s-but-fewer-than-half-call-it-a-top-priority/
In most flyover (Red) states there are proportionally few oligarchs. For example, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, and South Carolina only have 1 billionaire per state. https://www.madisontrust.com/information-center/visualizations/which-us-states-have-the-most-billionaires/
Thom and Robert Reich have been on top of this issue. https://www.inequalitymedia.org/how-wealth-inequality-spiraled-out-of-control?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAw6yuBhDrARIsACf94RX2S5Y6LrvxKhXClPmyLcR5dxwBC81FPW8FSz2sNsRwf5BaLwbIn-0aApEyEALw_wcB
If I were targeting change, I'd publish Thom and Robert extensively throughout the red states that have the most income inequality. Offer Thom's article free to every media outlet in those states.