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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, couldn't agree more.  The GOP has masterfully convinced their constituents that the "liberal elite" and those on the coasts live in a bubble of opulence and privilege.  In reality, Those on the coasts are exposed to far more demographic, social, and economic diversity than those in middle America - we actually live next to, work with, go to school with people of a broader spectrum of race, classes, gender identities, and ethnicity.  We actually know Muslims or live near a mosque or have friends of different backgrounds.  We can also connect the dots - the ACA being repealed hurts middle class and working class families, for example.  Bigotry against LGBTQ people is a real issue in some communities.

Moreover, I hear Trump voters rail against "identity politics".  But the "identity politics" platform has largely been wielded by the GoP under the guise of "family values" and the Christian right - and this has been the case for several decades - really since Nixon.

But again, the GOP is a master communications and manipulation machine.  If Dems are going to come back - and I believe they will - they have to go hard to fight the misinformation and really connect the dots for people.  They play too "nice"; that doesn't work.  [/quote]

I think the other thing is that there are PLENTY of liberals who are not rich, they are not elite, they have been affected by the recession, they were hurt by the housing crises, they struggle with the very same economic challenges that Trump has cast as singular to his voters.  The difference is that liberals don't see Illegal immigrants as the problem - because illegal immigrants aren't the problem. And because they don't live in a bubble, liberals are able to connect the dots. [/quote]

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