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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I said Trump voters are not generally affluent. Does showing that 2/3 of them make less than $100k not make that point?
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I really don't understand what goes on in your head.
Your
constant point about Trump voters is that they voted the way they did because they are being left behind. You point out how they are not affluent (read: make less than $100k or whatever your personal definition of "affluent" is) as a way to support your contention. When it is pointed out to you that Trump voters generally make more than Clinton voters, you start arguing anything and everything that carries you away from the following conclusions:
- Trump voters are more affluent than non-Trump voters
- There are many people who aren't affluent who did not vote for Trump, which renders the "I feel left behind" argument flat-out wrong unless you also add in the fact that
- Trump voters are overwhelmingly white--and the fact that what everyone considers to be "working class" somehow has become defined as only "white working class" is completely lost on you
People didn't throw a bomb into the system because they're being left behind economically. If that were the case, all non-affluent (any definition) people would have voted for Trump. White people felt left behind because they don't feel like they're in control or as important as they used to and Trump makes them feel like they are.
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