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YoungDemCA

(5,714 posts)
Mon Jun 5, 2017, 10:12 AM Jun 2017

It's the racism, stupid!

That's why Donald Trump is President. Well, racism and misogyny mixed with (white) American middle-class "populism."

(This is the part where you say, "Tell me something I DON'T know! &quot .

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It's the racism, stupid! (Original Post) YoungDemCA Jun 2017 OP
Pretty much Lotusflower70 Jun 2017 #1
Well both of the candidates were white. pennylane100 Jun 2017 #2

Lotusflower70

(3,093 posts)
1. Pretty much
Mon Jun 5, 2017, 10:15 AM
Jun 2017

Sums it up. And hopefully we are awake now. We need to focus on midterms and increasing voter turnout.

pennylane100

(3,425 posts)
2. Well both of the candidates were white.
Mon Jun 5, 2017, 11:36 AM
Jun 2017

So I think that misogyny would be me first choice. Plus the interference by the Russians and Comey should be in the mix, and the unexplained dislike that so many democrats harbor against Hillary. Racism definitely could be part of it, but I am not sure what racist voters where trying to achieve in voting for trump. Possible because he is a racist and they felt he was one of them.

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