2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Wow - the concern trolls were right. [View all]marlakay
(11,427 posts)My older daughter works for large company filled with republicans. If we want to win we need to know where they really are, not just assume they are racist or bad.
According to her they are living paycheck to paycheck and believed Trump when he said he would lower taxes to give them more of their check for bills. They believed him about bringing jobs back to America.
And lastly while they want and need healthcare they can't afford the monthly cost and Obamacare was being forced on them when they could barely afford to eat.
Those of us with good jobs, good health care, or living in a blue state that accepted help from feds to make things easier didn't feel it as much. Rest of the country is hurting.
Flint's water never got fixed by anyone. Do we wonder why almost 100K didn't vote for either in that state?
I think we have a lot of thinking to do, and blaming each other doesn't help.