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Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall
I don't believe very many people voted for Trump because they thought he'd return coal to it's rightful place atop the energy chain. I think they voted for him because they're terrified of the status they're losing. With that comes the "He'll take care of us before he takes care of those lazy blacks and shifty Mexicans and awful Muslims," but the primary reason was a return to the principle of White People First--not just Rich People First.
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I agree with this, but I also think a significant amount of people voted against Hillary. In my non-scientific poll of my parent's friends (who are relatively well educated), it was "I wouldn't vote for Hillary if she were the last person on earth, so I'll vote for the other person."