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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Trump was put over the top by fed up people in, among other places, PA, MI, and WI. It might be a good idea to learn about their experiences, especially like their decades-long descent into very unpleasant circumstances. Trump offered them both a roll of the dice on something different and a chance to give the middle finger to those who prospered and were [b]indifferent[/b] to their suffering. None of this assures he can help them, but that's where it's at.[/quote]

[b]Oh please. In Trumpland, indifference = expanding health care, tax cuts, affordable college, increased minimum wage....face it, only a low information voter could set out looking for economic policies supporting the working and middle class and say, "yeah, GOP, that's the ticket!" [/b]

And let's not forget, the working class actually voted for Clinton. It's only the white working class that seems to have a peculiar, race-based "economic anxiety."

And I'm not saying Trump voters don't feel this way - they all seem very convinced their resentment is purely economic and not at all race-based - but as with most things Trump-voter-related, it is inconsistent with reality. [/quote]

Firstly, approximately 60M voted for Trump, something like 2-4 as many people as are adherents of Judaism worldwide. A similarly broad-brushed attempt at atavism aimed at Jews would rightfully be dismissed as anti-Semitism. Think about that for just a minute.

And the 'working class' is another amorphous group. Working class blacks voted large majorities for Clinton, but were unenthusiastic and hence displayed low turnout. That cost her in these states.

My first post in this sub-thread is only to highlight that in each of the pivotal states, there were areas that went for BHO, almost always twice, but went for Trump in 2016. Many of these communities have seen horrific conditions including massive addiction and plunging life expectancy. And if you want to claim "race-based "economic anxiety." is a sham, do note their past voting record AND the role of Democratic elites in producing these conditions. [/quote]

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