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2016 Postmortem

Amishman

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3. Yes but it doesn't mean that most Trump voters did so out of hate

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jan 5, 2017, 05:39 PM

Jan 2017

To flip it around, being a person of color strongly predicts voting for Hillary, but voting for Hillary does not necessarily indicate the voter is a person of color

Sorry, there is not one easy explanation. Time to put the broad brushes away.

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Study: racism and sexism predict support for Trump much more than economic dissatisfaction [View all] DonViejo Jan 2017 OP

A deplorable trifecta. progressoid Jan 2017 #1

I know eight people who voted for Trump Downtown Hound Jan 2017 #2

Yes but it doesn't mean that most Trump voters did so out of hate Amishman Jan 2017 #3

Hate is not the end of racism, they don't have to hate just accept or enable with silence uponit7771 Jan 2017 #10

Same as Brexit joshcryer Jan 2017 #4

So, let's stop with the "Bernie wudda won" crap. baldguy Jan 2017 #5

+1, Obama wasn't running against an openly racist person and Sanders would. Clinton is white uponit7771 Jan 2017 #11

K&R mcar Jan 2017 #6

the economic argument is based on whites only JI7 Jan 2017 #7

Yeap, I bookmarked this link for the deplorable... fucks their whole "economic" argument to hell ... uponit7771 Jan 2017 #12

Duh. Starry Messenger Jan 2017 #8

+1, Human Tribalism is VERY strong.. in one flipped town the UE rate was 20% in 09 but was 4% now uponit7771 Jan 2017 #9