Anti‑woke as coalition glue

Anti‑woke cultural politics function as an integrative political signal that can hold together economically diverse coalitions — from wealthy backers to rust‑belt voters — by reframing status grievances as shared cultural battle lines. This signal lets elites and working‑class voters tolerate divergent economic interests because they perceive a common cultural project (opposing 'equity' and progressive norms). — If true, framing politics around cultural anti‑woke claims helps explain why broad, cross‑class coalitions form and persist, altering how we predict policy priorities and electoral durability.