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2016 Postmortem

Garrett78

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4. It's a quandry for sure. As Belcher says, the 'voting against their interests' tactic won't fly.

Reply to forjusticethunders (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 03:48 PM

Dec 2016

The decimation of labor unions hasn't helped matters. Not enough white people recognize the common struggle.

Educating the young, more outreach to rural Democrats (not all of whom are white, by the way) and simply putting up a candidate who hasn't been victimized by 25+ years of slander could be key. It's a numbers game and the ongoing demographic shift should help in terms of nationwide (POTUS) and statewide (Senate and Governor) races. But voter suppression and gerrymandering must be addressed.

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'Racial aversion increased greatly over the last 8 years' [View all] Garrett78 Dec 2016 OP

Worth a read? He s a pollster with excellent insights Dream Girl Dec 2016 #1

Question is, what to do about it? forjusticethunders Dec 2016 #2

It's a quandry for sure. As Belcher says, the 'voting against their interests' tactic won't fly. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #4

Excellent point about the connection between group identity and economics BainsBane Dec 2016 #3