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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,705 posts)
Sun Apr 29, 2018, 12:44 PM Apr 2018

Democrats need to stop believing this myth about Trump's base. Hint it's the culture, stupid [View all]





The big myth about the 2016 presidential election was that economic suffering drove most of Donald Trump's "base" directly into his hands in states such as Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. The story goes that while Democrats were tied in knots about identity politics, Trump's attacks on China, free trade and open-ended immigration appealed to struggling workers who believed he could bring back their jobs.


The problem with the narrative is that we keep learning it is not true.

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A just-published study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by the political scientist Diana Mutz found that white, Christian, male voters were attracted to Trump out of fear that their social status keeps dwindling. It was, in fact, Trump who was focused on identity politics, not simply the Democrats.
Mutz's research found that members of Trump's base believed they faced more discrimination as white males than most other groups, such as Muslims. "For the first time since Europeans arrived in this country, white Americans are being told that they will soon be a minority race," she writes.

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Studies suggest that some of Trump's voters will not change their minds in response to any kind of economic policies. The only way for Democrats to win those voters over would be to turn their backs on core constituencies, like college-educated, working women, African-Americans, and immigrants, who have been vital to the party for decades.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/28/opinions/trump-base-economy-myth-opinion-zelizer/index.html






Deplorables are at war with moderninty and liberal democracy. I'll take the other side.
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Post needs a link to the story SCantiGOP Apr 2018 #1
TY, My bad. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2018 #2
That's one basket...and then there's the other basket. aikoaiko Apr 2018 #3
Hillary was being diplomatic, and even so she got ripped for that statement. Garrett78 Apr 2018 #13
The other basket? wryter2000 Apr 2018 #16
So Glad This Is Finally Coming To The Forefront Me. Apr 2018 #4
I've been saying this for years AmandaRuth Apr 2018 #5
Trumpkins are bread in hate. liberal N proud Apr 2018 #6
I'm not about to get all touchy feely with these idiots ProudLib72 Apr 2018 #7
In a million years I can not imagine my mom and dad wearing shirts like that... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2018 #8
The divisiveness started well before Rump ProudLib72 Apr 2018 #9
Goose/gander theaocp Apr 2018 #10
Me neither 47of74 Apr 2018 #12
I think the younger generation is getting it. Lunabell Apr 2018 #11
EMBRACE Progessive (very socially liberal and medium socialist) economics and social policies. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2018 #14
We should do most of those things because they are the rights to do. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2018 #21
Leave Trumpanzees in our dust. USA is progressive, liberal & Democratic absent gerrymander & vote su Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2018 #22
that's pretty much a "duh", but there is still a bigger "duh" if that study didn't blame talk radio certainot Apr 2018 #15
Julian Zeliger's summation is not the first I've read with the same thesis. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2018 #17
There is a lot of assumption in saying that to only win over these voters would be to JCanete Apr 2018 #18
If we turn out our core constituents we don't even need one of their votes DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2018 #20
but we need a plan going forward that isn't going to allow us to be divided amongst ourselves, JCanete Apr 2018 #23
evolution SUCKS! MAKE AMERIKA WHITE AGAIN! WE WON'T CHANGE! pansypoo53219 Apr 2018 #19
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