The elites will have enough allies to defeat the group of poorly educated white folks you describe. All the groups that poorly educated white folks fear and hate, minorities. Most of the elites have enough power and wealth not to be afraid of the minorities. Most of them are not burdened with bigoted religious beliefs. They were all part of the Obama coalition. Merit and equality are demotions to poorly educated white folks. The elites can successfully compete based on merit. The poorly educated whites can't and or won't. So far they refuse to take responsibility for their choices. One example is their desire to bring back the coal industry. Coal as an essential part of the economy, is never coming back. Minorities in general and immigrants in particular have grown up fighting adversity. They are producing more entrepreneurs than poorly educated white folks. All the minorities want is equal rights and be judged on merit. Most of the elites are okay with that.