2016 Postmortem

Buckeye_Democrat

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1. Democrats already won the votes of some racists in the recent election.

Fri Jan 13, 2017, 06:23 AM

Jan 2017

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-race-idUSKCN0ZE2SW

For example, 32 percent of Trump supporters placed whites closer to the top level of "intelligence" than they did blacks, compared with 22 percent of Clinton supporters who did the same.

There's a significant number of white people (and non-blacks) with prejudiced attitudes toward African Americans, but it's NOT their primary concern by a long shot. It's just not an important issue to them because it doesn't really affect them -- part of "privilege", I suppose.

It's white evangelical voters who gave the overall "white vote" to Trump. That's mostly related to abortion, I think, but I don't want to see Democrats bend on that issue either.

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We can win white racists and white Christian voters [View all] Willie Pep Jan 2017 OP

Democrats already won the votes of some racists in the recent election. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #1

I wouldn't be surprised to see forjusticethunders Jan 2017 #3

I've seen studies that indicate that happens. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #4

Agree. I vote Democratic, tho I don't agree with the party on every issue Dems to Win Jan 2017 #2

those are already voting dem. the rest have racism as priority. JI7 Jan 2017 #5

educated white women would be the group more likely to turn dem JI7 Jan 2017 #6