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Stellar

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38. You keep hearing that Hillary has a White male problem and I keep hearing
Mon Jul 4, 2016, 10:06 AM
Jul 2016

that Democrats have that problem....

The Democrats' (White) Male Problem
The party’s problem with males may be even worse than the GOP’s troubles with women.


“I don’t think there’s any news here that older white men vote Republican,” says Joel Benenson, President Barack Obama’s pollster for both of his White House campaigns. In fact, the last Democratic candidate for the White House to win the white male vote was President Lyndon B. Johnson – 50 years ago.


More: usnews

AND...

Barney Frank on why white men don’t vote for Democrats

More: Minnpost

White working-class males have been losing ground economically since the end of the post-World War II boom. This is at least partly result of the domination of the government — and especially the Republican Party — by the wealthy. But, Frank believes, this white, male, blue-collar population blames the Democrats for the decline in their fortunes because Democrats are seen as the “party of government,” and those workers blame the party of government for not figuring out some way to help end their long slide from prosperity.


And, my own considered opinion, Black men have always had a strong Black woman in their lives ...a parent or relative. Women that made good decisions for them when needed. I'm not sure, but it appears to me that white men have this macho thing they lean on.

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I think the real issue is that some men have a problem with Clinton. Arkansas Granny Jun 2016 #1
its not just a gender issue, it's gender crossed with race. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #3
I don't doubt that, but most of my dealings are with white, conservative males. I hadn't considered Arkansas Granny Jun 2016 #6
That is indeed the real issue, IMO. BlueMTexpat Jun 2016 #5
except a majority of non white men do support her and did so in the primary JI7 Jun 2016 #17
Not really -- because both black men and women strongly supported Hillary. nt pnwmom Jul 2016 #39
Well, the angry white moronic male has Trump Warpy Jun 2016 #2
hmm. that's an interesting point. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #4
hmmmm, something to think about uponit7771 Jul 2016 #24
Most black men don't have a problem with strong women... MrScorpio Jun 2016 #7
i dont know that there is that much research on this, but i think that you are right La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #8
I have personal experience with this... MrScorpio Jun 2016 #13
+1, Islanders have a strong sense of matriarchy too... I went to a real luau, the women there were uponit7771 Jul 2016 #23
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2016 #19
MrScorpio is correct. Asians, Latinos, and AA families always have a strong woman at the head BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #26
+1, black women have the lowest suicide rate of any ethnicity on Earth (link) so mentally resilient uponit7771 Jul 2016 #22
A couple of my fav singers, with women issues. 2pac and Lupe Fiasco seabeyond Jul 2016 #25
have there been any studies DonCoquixote Jun 2016 #9
what do you mean by studies? poll numbers? La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #10
nods , or any statistics gather in general DonCoquixote Jun 2016 #11
see the second article that i posted in my OP La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #12
White men. White women. White voters in general typically do not back the Democratic Party Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2016 #14
true true. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #15
Yeah. I thought the same. rusty quoin Jun 2016 #18
If I may speculate Ellen Forradalom Jun 2016 #16
Some people Jamaal510 Jul 2016 #20
Great question ismnotwasm Jul 2016 #21
The clearest dividiing line between the demographics of Sanders and Clinton was not gender or race, merrily Jul 2016 #27
Wasn't referring to Bernie. The primaries are over, Bernie is no longer relevant La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2016 #29
The point being, Clinton never had a significant problem with older men, even merrily Jul 2016 #30
There is a gender gap among the white vote for her La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2016 #31
Not sure why you accuse me of wanting to deny it when I didn't deny it. merrily Jul 2016 #32
By consistently insisting the issue is age not gender La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2016 #33
Which I didn't do either, but whatev. merrily Jul 2016 #34
+1 JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #36
Focus on Trump - the primary is over JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #37
My late FIL marybourg Jul 2016 #28
Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2016 #35
You keep hearing that Hillary has a White male problem and I keep hearing Stellar Jul 2016 #38
Trump gives white men permission to be sexist and racist. nt fleabiscuit Jul 2016 #40
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