Trump Rides a Blue-Collar Wave: Fifty-five percent of his supporters are white working-class.

The Wall Street Journal ^ | 11/17/2015 | WILLIAM A. GALSTON

[BlackFemaleArmyColonel]

The biggest surprise of the presidential election so far is the emergence and persistent strength of Donald Trump. Although Ben Carson is remarkable in many respects, he is the latest iteration of a familiar figure in Republican primary campaigns: the favored candidate of conservative evangelicals.

By contrast, Mr. Trump is the staunchest champion of the white working class that American politics has seen in decades.

Thanks to a recently released survey, a collaboration between the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and the Brookings Institution, we can now identify with much greater precision the sources of Mr. Trump's support and the sentiments of his supporters.

Among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, 39% of the white working class backs Mr. Trump, twice his share of white college-educated voters. Fifty-five percent of his supporters are white working class, compared with 35% for the rest of the Republican field and only 32% for Mr. Carson.

[BlackFemaleArmyColonel]

Interesting.

[JoSixChip]

Why is everything about color, from a msm that calls us racist?

[heights]

Trump will win Working Class male Democrats, and maybe 10-15% of Blacks.

[nopardons]

White, graduate degree, not “working class”, and I’m for Trump!

[Mollypitcher1]

Yup! Sounds more and more like Reagan’s time.

[LibFreeUSA]

Pretty soon we’ll hear the mantra from the Democrats....

“TRUMP getting his support from ‘racists’”.... you mark my words..... because for Democrats.... “white working class Americans = “RACISTS”

[DoughtyOne]

That means 45% are not White working-class.

After the events in Paris on 11/13, I will be adding
this to my posts for the next week. I'm certain our
turn is coming again soon. We stand united against
Islamic extremists.

Some music for reflection if the mood strikes you.
Courtesy of: Kartographer
beautiful [02:23]

An honorable mention also goes out to Lassana Bathily , a Muslim immigrant from Mali.
Mr. Bathily sheltered customers at the Jewish Deli and helped police by providing info
on the terrorists, and providing the location of survivors in the deli.
Courtesy of: Tijera_Slim

[skeeter]

Yeah, campaigning in spanish sure was a great idea. Who’s was it again?

[nopardons]

Trump is on Hannity right now !

[cloudmountain]

Why is everything about color, from a msm that calls us racist?

The race card has always been a good card to play, ESPECIALLY to the Left, liberals of all ilks and to the media. It will be played forever.

Any black person in this country should take a trip to Africa and see how those folks live. They would, or should, get down on their knees and thank God for the privilege, luck and blessing to be born here.

But, then, I've only been to Africa three times so what do I know?

[Reno89519]

Yep, and Trump is now on Hannity.

[chasio649]

maybe 10-15% of Blacks.

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Let’s hope it is higher...I have heard a few at work that says they are voting Trump....That was suprising to me.

[Nervous Tick]

>> maybe 10-15% of Blacks

...which is all it takes to deny satan’s spawn Hillary the presidency she thinks she deserves.

[cloudmountain]

Hearing all the race problems that England and France have had, I'm glad that we weren't a colonizing force like they were.

The Germans and Italians weren't much into colonization either. The Italians DID get Khadaffi to dress well, but that's about it.

[Shadow44]

So much for the GOP being for old rich white people.

Then again...that’s the Dems presidential candidate field!

[DoughtyOne]

I agree. We did bring in people from various places though. Vietnam and others.

We are one of the biggest sucker nations when it comes to refugees. We get a burr where it doesn't belong, and we cast rational thinking to the wind.

We bring in people as refugees, and they instantly own million dollar homes.

That's a refugee? No!

After the events in Paris on 11/13, I will be adding
this to my posts for the next week. I'm certain our
turn is coming again soon. We stand united against
Islamic extremists.

Some music for reflection if the mood strikes you.
Courtesy of: Kartographer
beautiful [02:23]

An honorable mention also goes out to Lassana Bathily , a Muslim immigrant from Mali.
Mr. Bathily sheltered customers at the Jewish Deli and helped police by providing info
on the terrorists, and providing the location of survivors in the deli.
Courtesy of: Tijera_Slim

[cloudmountain]

Humpty Trumpty sat on the wall.
Humpty Trumpy WOULD never fall.
All the kings horses and all the kings men
couldn't match the money that Trumpty would gain.

Close enough. :o)

[cloudmountain]

I agree. We did bring in people from various places though. Vietnam and others. We are one of the biggest sucker nations when it comes to refugees. We get a burr where it doesn't belong, and we cast rational thinking to the wind.
We bring in people as refugees, and they instantly own million dollar homes.
That's a refugee? No!

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You mean...you mean, that some of them are liars and cheats?!?! Noooo, I won't believe it! :o)

[Albion Wilde]

The guy who wrote this, Bill Galston, is a former Clinton appointee.

[Jane Long]

What did he have to say? Is he still on?