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Why the white working class votes against itself
Washington Post ^ | December 22, 2016 | Catherine Rampell

Posted on 12/24/2016 6:24:59 AM PST by C19fan

Why did all those Economically Anxious™ Trump voters reject policies that would have helped relieve their economic anxiety? Maybe they believed any Big Government expansions would disproportionately go to the “wrong” kinds of people — that is, people unlike themselves. Hillary Clinton’s unexpected loss, particularly in traditionally blue strongholds, has led to lots of rumination about what the Democrats must do to reclaim their political territory. Smarter marketing, smoother organization, greater outreach and fresher faces are among the most commonly cited remedies.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: fakenews; idiotmeda; left; moronmedia; thebluepill
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Voting to continue declining economically in a declining economy is voting for your own best interests?


101 posted on 12/24/2016 1:56:16 PM PST by arthurus
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102 posted on 12/24/2016 2:05:50 PM PST by Company Man (Best election evah!)
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Maybe because most workers, both black and white, know that even 4 more years of the Obama depression would be more than they could stand.


103 posted on 12/24/2016 2:22:30 PM PST by <1/1,000,000th%
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More lies from The Washington Fish-wrap.
Who cares?


104 posted on 12/24/2016 4:12:50 PM PST by fortes fortuna juvat (God, Guns, and Trump will save the USA)
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