NP - It Was the Racism (not economics)

[Mike Sauve]

A few other things that put Trump over the top that don't fit the Mother
Jones' readership's worldview:

- Identity politics has gotten toxic
- Hillary was the most corrupt candidate in memorable history
- Hillary was the least compelling candidate in memorable history.
- Trump, love him or hate him, is charismatic and humorous, which probably
makes a way bigger difference than any poll can ever get to the heart of.

But yeah, easier to just say racism and stick with the same losing strategy
of blaming deplorables.

On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 3:49 PM, Paul Mackin <mackin.paul at gmail.com> wrote:

> MJ's piece was entirely based on the Thomas B. Esdall piece, which was a
> prime example of what-put-Trump-over-the-top-ism.
>
> A lot of things put Trump over the top.
>
> Socking it to the Elite is my favorite.
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 5:44 PM, Atticus Pinecone <
> atticuspinecone at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Right, what's the link there? White people feel that way? There's no
>> poll. Seems like a bit of a leap.
>>
>> And NPR told me it was dumb poor white people voting for Trump...
>>
>> I've been reading MJ for almost a decade, they've taken a weird turn ever
>> since this last election :^(
>>
>> On Nov 20, 2017, at 4:55 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Um, the article said this:
>>
>> *"Anger*, fear and animosity toward immigrants and minorities"
>>
>> That's his thesis.  Makes sense to me.  "Economic Anxiety" was just an
>> excuse.
>>
>> David Morris
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 2:16 PM, Atticus Pinecone <
>> atticuspinecone at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> How does racism work in? Their skin color?
>>>
>>> On Nov 20, 2017, at 2:52 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2017/11/heres-how-the-
>>> residents-of-super-white-america-voted-in-2016/
>>>
>>> "In most places, even those that are heavily white, Trump won a smaller
>>> share of the vote than Romney did. The only places where he outperformed
>>> Romney were in the very whitest suburbs and small towns.
>>>
>>> Put another way, anger, fear and animosity toward immigrants and
>>> minorities was most politically potent in the communities most insulated
>>> from these supposed threats."
>>>
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