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brush

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20. Let me ask you a question. What percentage of white guys think like you?

Reply to armed_and_liberal (Reply #12)

Tue Nov 8, 2016, 08:29 AM

Nov 2016

The Obama coalition has always included progressive whites as a component but it was always felt that only 35% at most of white males leaned left.

What's your take on it?

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White Males Don't Get It /Their Future Is W/Democratic Party & Unions. [View all] TheMastersNemesis Nov 2016 OP

I'm a white male. I get it. I have an executive job, but I get it. NNadir Nov 2016 #1

Shit Glamrock Nov 2016 #5

Well, we obviously travel in very different circles. I have no idea of what you're talking about. NNadir Nov 2016 #6

See, that's the rub. Glamrock Nov 2016 #10

The fact that both of you guys are on this progressive site distinguishes you from . . . brush Nov 2016 #15

I'm an old white male and I get it...there is a few of us around. Pauldg47 Nov 2016 #7

My husband is an old white man. murielm99 Nov 2016 #9

It's not about policy for them. Glamrock Nov 2016 #3

White males have had the biggest fucking over in the last 40 years Warpy Nov 2016 #4

Good post. Your analysis is spot on. brush Nov 2016 #17

I think generalizing white males is bullshit. Stryguy Nov 2016 #8

The OP is not that far off. The repug party is 95% white so it follows that that includes . . . brush Nov 2016 #18

Those factory union (or non-union) jobs lapfog_1 Nov 2016 #11

Generalize much? armed_and_liberal Nov 2016 #12

Let me ask you a question. What percentage of white guys think like you? brush Nov 2016 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Nov 2016 #14

My family are all whit working class union Dems. Odin2005 Nov 2016 #19