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In reply to the discussion: TRUMP VOTERS WHINE THAT THEYRE SCARED TO DEATH OF TRUMPCARE [View all]standingtall
(2,785 posts)by 2012 the were no longer electing the first African American President,bu reelecting the first African American President.
What you fail to explain is if Hilary had lost this large chunk of Obama voters. Why she was only a couple hundred thousand votes shy of Obama's 2012 totals. If you lose something somewhere than you have to make it up some place else. Otherwise you will be way short of where you were at. Obama got 66 million votes 2012 Hilary got nearly 66 million in 2016.
The study you cited says 8.5 million Trump voters claimed to have voted for Obama in 2012. If Hilary lost 8.5 million Obama voters her vote totals should've been more like 57.5 million. Possibly a turnout swell of Hispanics could've filled in, but that would be an awful lot.The math just doesn't work.
I'm sure there are people who voted Obama twice who voted Trump,but in big numbers it's highly unlikely.