tradesmen who were part of teams I led shortly after graduating from ND doing failure analyses and repairs/redesigns of strategic military systems...and later nuclear reactors. I leaned on them and sought their knowledge and expertise in those fields. It's called respect for others regardless of their educational level or income. YOU are the one mischaracterizing fellow citizens...not me.
While I, you, and other college grads have been blessed with the ability (level of intelligence) to score highly on standardized tests (SAT, ACT, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT), that Intelligence is not synonymous with Wisdom...a trait that Tradesmen can possess in much greater quantity that those with college or professional degrees.
Back to the Polling demographics...in the last nearly 20 yrs, the majority of college grads have shown a strong lean toward the Democratic Party (e.g. voting for Kamala Harris)..but now, as my link shows, a significant shift has occurred with the other demographic...those w/o college degrees...who at this point in time are not happy with Trump's performance, which makes one wonder what on earth keeps MAGAs from seeing what they see. Got any answer?
With that said, what was/is your profession after graduating from Notre Dame?...don't be shy...many others here have shared theirs...Baron, Ned, ELP, Lance, Chris, Conor...