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Tech workers in SV seem to hate Trump, but tech workers are not only in SV. There are also tech workers at defense contractors all across the deep south, and th

by tropo 10y ago

Tech workers in SV seem to hate Trump, but tech workers are not only in SV. There are also tech workers at defense contractors all across the deep south, and they definitely do not hate Trump. They might roll their eyes at his antics or prefer a tougher stance on Russia, but "lock her up" is a very real desire. The H1B issue kind of resonates with them, since many are older people with families, though obviously the competition with H1Bs is indirect due to citizenship requirements at defense contractors.

snogglethorpe 10y ago
I'm sure there are some tech workers who support Trump, but education seems to be one of the best predictors for who voted against Trump, and tech workers are probably on average better educated than the general populace...
- flukus 10y ago
  The most educated also tend to cluster around areas where a Trump vote would have been a waste. I wonder if the higher educated are also more prone to the "shy tory" effect.
  - snogglethorpe 10y ago
    The education correlation is also supported actual voting results, by seeing how voting results correlated with education levels in each voting region. So it doesn't seem to be just an artifact of polling behavior.
    - flukus 10y ago
      But would an educated Trump voter in California or New York bother coming out to vote?
      - sitkack 10y ago
        And turnout numbers for Democrats was lower than usual, so you are correct.
dragonwriter 10y ago
> but "lock her up" is a very real desire. Given that Trump abandoned that almost immediately after being announced as President-Elect, how is that a reason to support him now?
- tropo 10y ago
  1. Support and hate are relative. Given that the alternative was somebody they really really seriously want locked up, even a Trump who fails to carry that out is obviously preferred. 2. It's possible he said things in order to avoid encouraging a pardon.

by tropo 10y ago

snogglethorpe 10y ago

I'm sure there are some tech workers who support Trump, but education seems to be one of the best predictors for who voted against Trump, and tech workers are probably on average better educated than the general populace...

flukus 10y ago
The most educated also tend to cluster around areas where a Trump vote would have been a waste. I wonder if the higher educated are also more prone to the "shy tory" effect.
- snogglethorpe 10y ago
  The education correlation is also supported actual voting results, by seeing how voting results correlated with education levels in each voting region. So it doesn't seem to be just an artifact of polling behavior.
  - flukus 10y ago
    But would an educated Trump voter in California or New York bother coming out to vote?
    - sitkack 10y ago
      And turnout numbers for Democrats was lower than usual, so you are correct.

dragonwriter 10y ago

> but "lock her up" is a very real desire. Given that Trump abandoned that almost immediately after being announced as President-Elect, how is that a reason to support him now?

tropo 10y ago
1. Support and hate are relative. Given that the alternative was somebody they really really seriously want locked up, even a Trump who fails to carry that out is obviously preferred. 2. It's possible he said things in order to avoid encouraging a pardon.