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cyclonefence

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3. What surprised me

Reply to JI7 (Reply #1)

Sat Sep 16, 2017, 08:36 PM

Sep 2017

well, one of the things that surprised me in this essay is that Trump's support did not come mostly from the so-called "white working class" but from, as you say white straight christians, although I'm not sure about the christian part. I'd like to see some poll numbers broken down by religious affiliation, but straight I'll give you.

Trump even out-polled HRC (although only by a small margin) among women.

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Who voted for Trump? [View all] cyclonefence Sep 2017 OP

White straight christians JI7 Sep 2017 #1

What surprised me cyclonefence Sep 2017 #3

In other words, white wing racists voted overwhelmingly for Trump. Who would have guessed? Hoyt Sep 2017 #2

The point is that Trump's voters were not "working-class" cyclonefence Sep 2017 #4

Yeah, they don't talk racist crud, they just practice racist hiring, promotion, housing, etc. Hoyt Sep 2017 #5

Yes, they're smart enough cyclonefence Sep 2017 #6