The most common words in @HillaryClintons speeches, in one chart

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31. And you are spinning history

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Sure NAFTA was not a Clinton creation, but after ghwbush and repuplicans created and initiated it, he took up the agreement after being elected in 92 and negotiated stronger labor and environmental provisions. Clinton fully supported it and signed it into law in Dec93 (despite union opposition) stating that "NAFTA means jobs. American jobs, and good-paying American jobs. If I didn't believe that, I wouldn't support this agreement" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Free_Trade_Agreement

The two factors that were shown by exit polling to be slightly more important than economy to rust belt voters who voted for Trump, immigration and terrorism fears, are intertwined with the 30 year legacy of job loss and factory closings. The impression true or not that immigrants were depressing wages and taking jobs, and the terrorism fears as an excuse for blocking immigrants to this county are not inconsistent with the "economy meme" that is more truthful and you are saying has been debunked.

Racism was a factor but many Trump voters voted for Obama in 08 and 12, then Trump 2016?? I believe the racism was partly a campaign mistep overplaying the multicultural, multiethnic, religion rainbow tent that many rural white socially conservative voters felt excluded. Sexism I would agree was also but I don't think as much as been asserted here.

I suggest listing to Van Jones new show- the messy truth- the interviews with rust belt families are revealing and more ti the heart of truthful than 30,000ft statistical analysis.