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2016 Postmortem

BainsBane

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3. Excellent point about the connection between group identity and economics

Reply to Garrett78 (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 11:05 AM

Dec 2016

or race and economics. I believe the author is spot on.

I think evidence for that lies in the fact Trump voters are not poorer than Clinton voters but in fact more prosperous. They feel themselves declining relative to other groups--African Americans, women, Latinos, etc... They still have more than those groups, on average much more, but the disparity is not as great as it once was. Then there is the fact that ALL blacks and Latinos aren't poor, which upsets Trump voters understanding of the proper social order.

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'Racial aversion increased greatly over the last 8 years' [View all] Garrett78 Dec 2016 OP

Worth a read? He s a pollster with excellent insights Dream Girl Dec 2016 #1

Question is, what to do about it? forjusticethunders Dec 2016 #2

It's a quandry for sure. As Belcher says, the 'voting against their interests' tactic won't fly. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #4

Excellent point about the connection between group identity and economics BainsBane Dec 2016 #3