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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: My first impression: Biden is on the wrong track already... [View all]ehrnst
(32,640 posts)169. I provided data to back up my claim, you did not.
It's good to see that now you have acknowledged that your take was opinion and not a statement of fact, as it was first presented.
But here are some examples of more data that support the conclusion that Trump voters voted out of racial fears, and not for economic reasons.
Examining our data from the GenForward Survey, we find a hybrid explanation. First, white millennial Trump voters were likely to believe in something we call white vulnerability the perception that whites, through no fault of their own, are losing ground to other groups. Second, racial resentment was the primary driver of white vulnerability even when accounting for income, education level or employment.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/12/15/racial-resentment-is-why-41-percent-of-white-millennials-voted-for-trump-in-2016/
A study published on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences questions that explanation, the latest to suggest that Trump voters werent driven by anger over the past, but rather fear of what may come. White, Christian and male voters, the study suggests, turned to Mr. Trump because they felt their status was at risk.
Its much more of a symbolic threat that people feel, said Diana C. Mutz, the author of the study and a political science and communications professor at the University of Pennsylvania, where she directs the Institute for the Study of Citizens and Politics. Its not a threat to their own economic well-being; its a threat to their groups dominance in our country over all.
Its much more of a symbolic threat that people feel, said Diana C. Mutz, the author of the study and a political science and communications professor at the University of Pennsylvania, where she directs the Institute for the Study of Citizens and Politics. Its not a threat to their own economic well-being; its a threat to their groups dominance in our country over all.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/24/us/politics/trump-economic-anxiety.html
This new paper fits with a sizeable slate of studies conducted over the past 18 months or so, most of which have come to the same conclusions: There is tremendous evidence that Trump voters were motivated by racial resentment (as well as hostile sexism), and very little evidence that economic stress had anything to do with it.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/10/16/17980820/trump-obama-2016-race-racism-class-economy-2018-midterm
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Perhaps, but I don't see that as a message that resonates with his voting base
brooklynite
Apr 2019
#2
I think you are really off base here. This is for the SOUL OF AMERICA. nt
UniteFightBack
Apr 2019
#17
I disagree. This is a non-issue. If this is the most pressing issue facing Biden, then he will
still_one
Apr 2019
#20
I think 2018 was won largely because decent people of both parties or no party are appalled by Trump
femmedem
Apr 2019
#32
I've been clear about this before: our winning candidates said that voters did NOT feel that
brooklynite
Apr 2019
#39
Joe's going after American's with a sense of decency. Just like Obama would have, I'm good.
dem4decades
Apr 2019
#36
Glad to see Joe confront white supremacy which is the central theme of the GOP
dalton99a
Apr 2019
#61
+++ plus over the next 10-12 years they need to get a new code word . Working class is already
lunasun
Apr 2019
#119
I didn't see it as a message about civil rights, so it would be hard for me to argue that slant
lunasun
Apr 2019
#91
Against the Trumpian backdrop, Biden's act of sanity nearly seems deviant...
Eyeball_Kid
Apr 2019
#70
Its probably strategic. He may think he needs to appeal to black voters and to the left
mr_liberal
Apr 2019
#72
A fatal flaw of the Clinton campaign was assuming she had her base voters banked...
brooklynite
Apr 2019
#109
IMO voters who want to increase coal production, force tariffs etc. in hopes of personal $$ benefit
lunasun
Apr 2019
#113
Do you have statistics that Hillary didn't get the majority of votes on economic anxiety? (nt)
ehrnst
Apr 2019
#160
As I said, I'm going on data from sources that I know have more expertise than I do.
ehrnst
Apr 2019
#171
Fighting white supremacy head on should be ALL the candidates' message.
Drunken Irishman
Apr 2019
#96
Biden's message is "This Is The Greatest Country In The World IF We Stand For Our Ideals"
writes3000
Apr 2019
#107
I see: we now have to provide evidence when we state opinions...good to know!
brooklynite
Apr 2019
#114
The most important issue today is the battle for the soul of America. Joe is damn straight.
WheelWalker
Apr 2019
#111
Trump's racism is unacceptable. Trump wasn't president for all of Joe's life. This is a crisis.
themaguffin
Apr 2019
#121
Washington Post-Analysis: For Joe Biden, Charlottesville defines the Trump presidency
Gothmog
Apr 2019
#130
You don't have to be an activist to see what a historically divisive event Charlottesville was.
DemocratSinceBirth
Apr 2019
#131
WAIT for it. Give the man a chance. Too many issues in one message is not helpful.
sarabelle
Apr 2019
#158