NP - It Was the Racism (not economics)

[David Morris]

Too many links w no synopsis or click bait headlines.  Give a little more
effort if you expect a response.
My unsolicited advice.

David Morris

On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 9:26 PM Chris v <traditionalgb at gmail.com> wrote:

> It hurts cuz I like mother jones, but come on.
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> https
> ://www.forbes.com/sites/aviksaroy/2016/11/19/man-bites-dog-trump-did-better-with-minorities-than-mitt-romney-did-in-2012/
> <https://www.forbes.com/sites/aviksaroy/2016/11/19/man-bites-dog-trump-did-better-with-minorities-than-mitt-romney-did-in-2012/>
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> https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/11/11/trump-got-more-votes-from-people-of-color-than-romney-did-heres-the-data/
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> https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-election-day/trump-did-better-blacks-hispanics-romney-12-exit-polls-n681386
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> http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/11/09/behind-trumps-victory-divisions-by-race-gender-education/
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> On 20 Nov 2017 6:43 pm, "David Morris" <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Esdall:
>>
>> In some respects, the data gathered by Orfield’s team is good news for
>> Democrats. The core of Trump’s support lies in counties and municipalities
>> like Dravosburg and Elk County, many of which are losing population. They
>> are, in effect, the last gasp of white hegemony.
>> [...]
>> what is really striking is how much influence over the course of events
>> was exercised by the relatively small numbers of voters in super-white
>> municipalities and counties and by the politician who ignited them — how
>> the last gasp of a small fraction of the electorate set the nation on such
>> a dangerous and destructive course.
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 6:17 PM Robert Mahnke <rpmahnke at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> At the risk of stating the obvious, Romney got 47.2% of the vote and
>>> Trump got only 46.1%. (Numbers per Wikipedia, which never makes mistakes.)
>>> So if one is trying to look for reasons that Trump won, looking at where he
>>> outperformed Romney doesn't quite go to the question, although it's not a
>>> worthless inquiry. Where Trump really outperformed was in the Electoral
>>> College.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>>
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>>>> On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 5:44 PM, Atticus Pinecone <
>>>> atticuspinecone at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>> 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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