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Garrett78

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14. Overall, Clinton did better among those making $50,000 or less per year.
Mon Dec 26, 2016, 12:02 AM
Dec 2016

And she won among those for whom 'the economy' is a top priority.

But there's no doubt white resentment has been building over the last 8 years, and anti-intellectualism has also gotten stronger. I've seen in more than one article that many felt both Obama and Clinton were too focused on transgender bathrooms. Given how little attention either gave that issue, the only way someone could get that impression is by way of the media, particularly Fox News and right wing radio. Those folks weren't about to vote for Clinton, and most wouldn't have voted for Obama had he been able to run again.

An article everyone ought to read: "Why Did Some White Obama Voters Go for Trump?"

Obama spoke less about race than any other Democratic President in a long time, yet white Americans have become increasingly convinced that Democrats want to enslave white people. Seriously, the American electorate is becoming increasingly unhinged. Only 14% of Trump voters are sure Clinton was running a child sex ring out of a D.C. pizzeria, but another 32% are unsure. So, 46% are positively batshit crazy. And that's only the most outlandish belief. A clear majority of Trump's supporters subscribe to all sorts of other crazy beliefs, such as the insane notion that Trump is a populist.

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And, therefore jehop61 Dec 2016 #1
The Democrats have created an opening for populist demagogues like Trump YoungDemCA Dec 2016 #3
I'm not a fan of "Third Way" neoliberalism either. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #8
I voted straight D too. I voted for Clinton in the primaries. YoungDemCA Dec 2016 #10
I did a "bad thing" and didn't vote in Ohio's primary. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #11
Not really a fair comparison since the federal government employs many yeoman6987 Dec 2016 #2
Everything is Topsy turvy for sure Truth321 Dec 2016 #4
I had to look up Luzerne County since I'm not familiar with the area. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #5
too much FoxNews/RW crap for them, I would guess Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #6
.... YoungDemCA Dec 2016 #7
Serious response: Did you even look at the results? Many of these Trump counties voted for Obama YoungDemCA Dec 2016 #9
You can actually. It's more the utter failure of the media to even bother to synergie Dec 2016 #12
Obama also held back on talk of racism while HIllary called it out JI7 Dec 2016 #13
Indeed. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #15
Overall, Clinton did better among those making $50,000 or less per year. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #14
"The American electorate" isn't one monolithic thing. Treating it like it is is part of the problem. YoungDemCA Dec 2016 #16
I didn't say it was monolithic. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #17
And let me add a point I made in another thread I started: Garrett78 Dec 2016 #18
this, it's a toxic stew of fundie xianism, undergirded with racism, homophobia, and misogyny Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #19
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