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74. Beat me to it.

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Working class whites - when did we lose them? [View all] runaway hero May 2016 OP

This may be entertaining.. Fla_Democrat May 2016 #1

Working class white MEN Glitterati May 2016 #2

White women voted for McCain and Romney. cigsandcoffee May 2016 #61

We elected a black guy as potus. JoePhilly May 2016 #3

Yup. n/t pnwmom May 2016 #73

Goes back further than that... Human101948 May 2016 #78

For no small number of the ones who defected to Trump griffi94 May 2016 #4

Propaganda works UCmeNdc May 2016 #70

Propaganda does work griffi94 May 2016 #72

The repugs learned to play the race card way back with the Reagan Democrats. brush May 2016 #5

Reagan Democrats. KamaAina May 2016 #7

Earlier than that even gollygee May 2016 #39

Yes. brush May 2016 #51

This message was self-deleted by its author KamaAina May 2016 #6

The right wing acquired the traditional media. snot May 2016 #8

But people say the media is Liberal. runaway hero May 2016 #13

And you believe this why? Hekate May 2016 #24

What makes you think it isn't Liberal runaway hero May 2016 #49

Get a brain, morans. tabasco May 2016 #91

someone left their bridge unattended dlwickham May 2016 #60

Exactly WHY should they be Democrats? mikehiggins May 2016 #9

Bingo. Well said. Populist_Prole May 2016 #10

but sanders isn't popular with that group. it's trump that is popular with them JI7 May 2016 #15

It's because of the anger zalinda May 2016 #20

Do you think black and hispanic people can't be working class ? JI7 May 2016 #21

Oh course they can, but the premise was 'white men Trump supporters' zalinda May 2016 #65

I think you have got it exactly right. potone May 2016 #53

^^^^^^^^^^ this! ^^^^^^^^^^ mooseprime May 2016 #27

You pretty much nailed it. Wellstone ruled May 2016 #37

The phenomenon pre-dates what you're suggesting brush May 2016 #48

I saw it happen in the 80's. Wall street, not main street, in Appalachia. X_Digger May 2016 #54

you forgot the other part of that hfojvt May 2016 #93

Two Ronnies view on this problem. Personally I blame anyone who plays to the ugly racist bigotry pkdu May 2016 #11

1968. Warren Stupidity May 2016 #12

civil rights JI7 May 2016 #14

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Peacetrain May 2016 #17

+1 uponit7771 May 2016 #29

Beat me to it. Starry Messenger May 2016 #74

Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act, Affirmative Action...for some. Deuce May 2016 #16

Google this . . . markpkessinger May 2016 #18

Stop villifying them may be a good place to start. Throd May 2016 #19

Right but runaway hero May 2016 #22

Who is "everyone"? Hekate May 2016 #25

Many people on DU runaway hero May 2016 #33

Have you read the thread? Here, let me show you. Scootaloo May 2016 #40

they feel vilified over POC getting rights JI7 May 2016 #30

The GOP has used the rw churches, media etc to point the jwirr May 2016 #47

So no other demo in America is vilified? tia uponit7771 May 2016 #31

these people want their jobs back runaway hero May 2016 #34

All demos don't want their jobs back? tia... I"m still tryin to figure out why they're the only demo uponit7771 May 2016 #35

because I believe runaway hero May 2016 #41

OK, don't see that as a reason why they're the ONLY ones in America who are vilified in some way uponit7771 May 2016 #44

Come on runaway hero May 2016 #50

They're even less apt to hire a middle aged PoC then!! If it comes to losing jobs cause of uponit7771 May 2016 #59

Of course it hurts poc too runaway hero May 2016 #89

They aren't. But just look at the responses in this thread. Throd May 2016 #43

I don't see their concerns being so different than any other demo, I'm still trying to figure out wh uponit7771 May 2016 #46

Too many republicans, particularly Trump and Cruz supporters, do "pine for 1955". pampango May 2016 #81

Google "Southern Strategy" NT Adrahil May 2016 #23

Repeal of the Fairness Doctrine and Rush Limbaugh Brother Buzz May 2016 #26

It's a process that's still going on when it comes to the push for college for all, gun control, Brickbat May 2016 #28

After they had to start sharing power with non white men? tia uponit7771 May 2016 #32

not always about that. runaway hero May 2016 #36

Nixon's "Southern Strategy" gollygee May 2016 #38

Hard Hats for Nixon. CK_John May 2016 #42

I am a working-class white guy. MindPilot May 2016 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles May 2016 #52

When they were persuaded to believe their tax money went to thugs bigwillq May 2016 #55

If Wall Street crooks and WMD liars were in jail I Lint Head May 2016 #56

I'm somewhere between working class and upper middle class... CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #57

1968 Civil Rights Act onward. La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #58

1968 Spider Jerusalem May 2016 #62

Civil Rights Act, guns, God, gays, NAFTA doc03 May 2016 #63

LBJ told us why GulfCoast66 May 2016 #64

Whitey is becoming lancer78 May 2016 #66

Your bigotry is showing in the use of the slur "whitey." Ex Lurker May 2016 #68

Yes lancer78 May 2016 #69

White voters responded to Johnsons Great Society by electing Nixon forjusticethunders May 2016 #92

We have some very powerful myths in this country... ljm2002 May 2016 #67

BINGO!!...the hypocrisy of the 'evolved' Democratic Party...the talk versus the action... islandmkl May 2016 #85

1968-ish? Iggo May 2016 #71

We don't need them... ileus May 2016 #75

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #83

like where? runaway hero May 2016 #88

The responses to this thread are all you need to know AgerolanAmerican May 2016 #76

Not just regarded as stupid and racist, but their problems aren't real The2ndWheel May 2016 #82

I don't know when we lost them, but I can tell you why we still do Lee-Lee May 2016 #77

Corporate people like Clinton Duckhunter935 May 2016 #79

when they started watching foxnews and listening to rush limbaugh who all blamed their problems beachbum bob May 2016 #80

The Dems didn't abandon the white working class forjusticethunders May 2016 #84

seems like you have it backwards...but i admit i had a little trouble tracking your argument... islandmkl May 2016 #87

You do realize forjusticethunders May 2016 #90

you skipped Carter...and your history ignores the control of Congress that the Party enjoyed... islandmkl May 2016 #94

I'm a working class white woman (retired firefighter/paramedic) we can do it May 2016 #86

Whole bunch of reasons whatthehey May 2016 #95

Urban Rioting, Anti-War Movement, Student Protests and Nixon's appeal to the silent majority Sen. Walter Sobchak May 2016 #96

I'm not really sure what happened... ChaoticSilly May 2016 #97

1980 and that election nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #98