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Re: 2 - that's an inaccurate way of representing it. Hillary had an 0.1% difference in voter turnaround relative to Obama in 2012. What actually won the electio
by venantius 9y ago
Re: 2 - that's an inaccurate way of representing it. Hillary had an 0.1% difference in voter turnaround relative to Obama in 2012. What actually won the election for Trump was (a) the distribution of votes across the landscape and how that translates to Electoral College votes and (b) demographically speaking, white people (at every income level).
- fastball 9y agoWhat exactly is your point about white people? Are you claiming this is about racism? If this was a race issue, the black man would've lost (instead he won both times) and the white woman would've won. Or am I missing something?
- peg_leg 9y agoDemographic analysis != racism
- fastball 9y agoStating demographics != analysis Pointing out that "white people won Trump the election" does not really mean anything to me. Which is why I asked for clarification from OP. I feel like I'm supposed to understand some veiled inference, but I'd rather OP explicitly say what they mean.
- crdoconnor 9y agoThat's always what the Dems are claiming these days. Though, if you dig deeper, economic distress (which correlates to race) is was the real mover. Or, to put it as Bill Clinton once did just before he won an election, "it's the economy, stupid".
- croon 9y ago> Are you claiming this is about racism? If this was a race issue, the black man would've lost (instead he won both times) and the white woman would've won. Or am I missing something? I don't claim either side of that question, but I just have to say that your statement is patently false. Hypothetically all racists could vote one way, and still lose an election (or turn the tides), depending on the size of that group.
- fastball 9y agoIf all white people in the US had voted for McCain instead of Obama, Obama would've lost. Literally impossible for there to be any other outcome.