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In reply to the discussion: "Does this site ONLY welcome those who voted for HRC in GE?" [View all]Jim Lane
(11,175 posts)Even Hillary, with her "basket of deplorables" phrase, didn't say it applied to all Trump voters.
There are people who voted for Trump because he promised to protect Social Security. He hasn't cut benefits but he's eviscerating the Social Security Administration through staff cuts.
There are people who voted for Trump because he promised that his health-care reform would cover at least as many people. Then he supported a bill that would throw more than 20 million people off the rolls.
There are people who voted for Trump because he opposed the TPP. That promise he's kept, so far at least.
Obviously, there can be many more reasons, but just looking at these examples: The first two are ways we can sway Trump voters by arguing that we can do a better job of keeping his promises than he did. The third is a legitimate policy difference; a Democrat who also opposed the TPP, and who applies similar standards to any future trade deals, should point that out. (Obama was for the TPP but there was substantial opposition from Democrats in Congress.)
There are people who voted for Trump because they're racists, and I agree with you that there's little we can do to sway those people.