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Sadomasochism? B Calm Feb 2016 #1
Wealth worship, racism and common social beliefs... hoosierlib Feb 2016 #2
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #3
Mostly Social issues Elmergantry Feb 2016 #4
in my view, the seething racism and bigotry in poor whites fuels their voting beachbum bob Feb 2016 #5
^^^ THIS ^^^ fleur-de-lisa Feb 2016 #19
Our thinking is close Jim Beard Feb 2016 #44
That's a petty broad brush you're painting with. nt clarice Feb 2016 #29
Hello? Lack of IQ, intellect and anything resembling the common sense that comes along with a underahedgerow Feb 2016 #120
Mostly, the scary idea of a Clinton presidency. ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2016 #6
And they have voted republican for 70 years because of this? liberal N proud Feb 2016 #8
yeah, well she is 72. ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2016 #18
So who is going to run in 2024? liberal N proud Feb 2016 #22
68 brer cat Feb 2016 #24
(mine was snark. Both of them.) ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2016 #75
Same as with Obama DBoon Feb 2016 #88
You really should use the sarcasm smiley liberal N proud Feb 2016 #89
Yes, nothing is too obvious DBoon Feb 2016 #112
As I understand, most poor people, white or black, do not vote Republican LeftishBrit Feb 2016 #117
If they're afraid, then they should simply read DU Orrex Feb 2016 #13
God,Guns,and F the Gays (nt) bigwillq Feb 2016 #7
Pretty much and don't forget ABORTIONS. SammyWinstonJack Feb 2016 #119
Guns, God, and the Gays Botany Feb 2016 #9
Yep. Red Knight Feb 2016 #10
+ billion farleftlib Feb 2016 #48
they don't believe that the Dems Angel Martin Feb 2016 #81
That's an observation I've had in lots of people I know Populist_Prole Feb 2016 #91
I don't think race is a significant factor either Angel Martin Feb 2016 #93
It's simple, the GOP platform says they are against abortion, enough for Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #11
President Johnson said it best TexasProgresive Feb 2016 #12
In one sentence, that about sums it up. And the presence of a Black president, rather than pampango Feb 2016 #35
Yes treestar Feb 2016 #114
Magical Thinking hatrack Feb 2016 #14
Fear... NeoGreen Feb 2016 #15
First Word 4Q2u2 Feb 2016 #37
^^this^^ bbgrunt Feb 2016 #103
Racism, misogyny, and other forms of bigotry meow2u3 Feb 2016 #16
Racism. nt raccoon Feb 2016 #17
The word "uneducated"? Initech Feb 2016 #20
This is true liberal N proud Feb 2016 #26
Sadly, its bigotry and Risen Demon Feb 2016 #21
I totally agree with your post. ladjf Feb 2016 #41
Yes! Risen Demon Feb 2016 #45
There is a lot more details in the history of this topic that both of us ladjf Feb 2016 #51
I hate to be so cruel, but really, you can't fix stupid. phylny Feb 2016 #23
Better yet, ask the woman if she is ready to convert to Mormonism, Nay Feb 2016 #38
Unreal ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2016 #56
I'm more interested to know what causes educated people to vote Republican. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2016 #25
That is the other unexplained phenomenon liberal N proud Feb 2016 #27
That's my brother. We grew up in a very Republican family mnhtnbb Feb 2016 #40
It's the mantra of the entire party Risen Demon Feb 2016 #47
Many things Depaysement Feb 2016 #28
Which is somewhat true unfortunately CommonSenseDemocrat Feb 2016 #33
In th case of Trump: yam worship, pure and simple yourpaljoey Feb 2016 #30
Honestly: The Democrats do a poor job delivering services to them CommonSenseDemocrat Feb 2016 #31
+1000 ! Angel Martin Feb 2016 #86
Hatred for other. nt WhiteTara Feb 2016 #32
Constant exposure to propaganda. BushInc's concerted effort in the 80s and 90s to gain control of blm Feb 2016 #34
^^THIS^^ -- propaganda works, folks. nt Nay Feb 2016 #39
Thank you. blm Feb 2016 #43
Because they are poor and uneducated. nruthie Feb 2016 #36
They want to please their, yortsed snacilbuper Feb 2016 #42
Hate. Voting with their anger . Person 2713 Feb 2016 #46
Their Micro-Environment reinforces their world view One_Life_To_Give Feb 2016 #49
Over 50 years of hatred Matrosov Feb 2016 #50
Non-stop corporate propaganda over the mass media tabasco Feb 2016 #52
Easy: RACISM. BillZBubb Feb 2016 #53
i don't know any uneducated white working class people so i'll just speculate 6chars Feb 2016 #54
It's really not at all complicated. They're pissed off. jeff47 Feb 2016 #55
Rich well educated democrats that offer them nothing tk2kewl Feb 2016 #57
Rich Educated Republicans liberal N proud Feb 2016 #59
if you don't give them anything positive to vote FOR tk2kewl Feb 2016 #60
bernie sanders isn't giving them anything to vote for ? JI7 Feb 2016 #62
not all of them are tk2kewl Feb 2016 #63
It's never all. But many of them are JI7 Feb 2016 #64
and for a change many of them have found someone on the left that speaks for them tk2kewl Feb 2016 #66
And many are still voting for Trump JI7 Feb 2016 #67
if you don't want to acknowledge that the democrats tk2kewl Feb 2016 #68
yeah. support for civil rights JI7 Feb 2016 #69
so all poor whites are racists... that's the sum of your argument? tk2kewl Feb 2016 #71
not all. the ones supporting trump JI7 Feb 2016 #73
no argument from me there tk2kewl Feb 2016 #82
racism JI7 Feb 2016 #83
i will not discount the other factors tk2kewl Feb 2016 #84
RACISM. Period. Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #58
Support for Trump show it is Racism JI7 Feb 2016 #61
Yes it is racism because I have run across Trump supporters who are educated and well off, Cleita Feb 2016 #80
GMOs? Glassunion Feb 2016 #65
Delusions pokerfan Feb 2016 #70
Gullibility. n/t maveric Feb 2016 #72
Some Republican politician told them that those other guys were going to take Cleita Feb 2016 #74
+1 LittleBlue Feb 2016 #111
Fear, hatred and anger. Rex Feb 2016 #76
Stop smartsplainin' to us! ieoeja Feb 2016 #77
The "Uneducated" part -nm ThoughtCriminal Feb 2016 #78
Ding! ohnoyoudidnt Feb 2016 #95
What causes uneducated people to make decisions in ignorance? Iggo Feb 2016 #79
It is a belief system, like religion nt Agnosticsherbet Feb 2016 #85
Because ymetca Feb 2016 #87
some days it sure feels like all of those at the same time. bbgrunt Feb 2016 #107
The 24/7/365 propaganda machine. KamaAina Feb 2016 #90
Hate and fear propaganda. "Whites are going to be a minority." jwirr Feb 2016 #92
Is it the condescending attitude from liberals? NobodyHere Feb 2016 #94
You misspelled Hillary liberal N proud Feb 2016 #96
It is kinda frustrating to read this because it really exists because of the way humans think AngryAmish Feb 2016 #97
Yes, I think the Republicans have perfected the passions liberal N proud Feb 2016 #98
Democrats play the fear card more often now nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #110
I agree that "uneducated" has a lot to do with it. OnionPatch Feb 2016 #99
It's not that hard. malokvale77 Feb 2016 #100
Republis like things to be easy. The uneducated do too. ffr Feb 2016 #101
there is also the different "authoritarian" tendencies of different people. bbgrunt Feb 2016 #109
Remember all the psychos at the Malheur refuge womanofthehills Feb 2016 #102
divide & conquer. the GOP w/ cut off blacks from freebees. BOOTSTRAPS! pansypoo53219 Feb 2016 #104
Fox News, pathetic tabloids hate and bigotry Jeffersons Ghost Feb 2016 #105
Using condescending labels like "uneducated" doesn't help. Zynx Feb 2016 #106
Good point, except that it's far less condescending because it's the truth. ffr Feb 2016 #113
There is a video of Missisipi where people are interviewed nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #108
Some poor people vote for right-wing parties because they think they may be rich some day LeftishBrit Feb 2016 #115
Most poor whites don't vote at all. Many who do vote Democrat. DemocraticWing Feb 2016 #116
Judging by my neighbors; guns and god Amishman Feb 2016 #118
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