2028 candidates will face a new kind of economic anger

Election after election, Democratic strategist James Carville’s maxim, “It’s the economy, stupid!” has held true. But in coming political campaigns, candidates will encounter an especially virulent strain of economic anxiety—driven by artificial intelligence—that is proliferating among lower-wage, working Americans.  AI’s advances are directly intersecting with Americans’ economic security. Candidates across parties, states, and offices will have to adapt to this...