We often see the Trump voter is a poor, red-neck hick who can't find his ass from a hole in the ground. We take education level as a proxy for income level and assume the less education you have the poorer you must be and since Clinton and Biden support went up as education went up then that means Trump was killing it with the poors.
We often see the Trump voter is a poor, red-neck hick who can't find his ass from a hole in the ground. We take education level as a proxy for income level and assume the less education you have the poorer you must be and since Clinton and Biden support went up as education went up then that means Trump was killing it with the poors.
However, Hillary and Biden both won the majority of those making less than $50k a year. Biden actually improved on Hillary's numbers with poor voters.
So the Trump phenomenon is not driven by some sort of worker revolution of poor people having had enough of the Demorat's crap and pushing to take their country back. It is a backlash from middle to upper income whites. And you know them as soon as you see them. The loudmouth small business owner with overly red cheeks who is perpetually pissed off about anything those minority and foreign folk are getting up to.
Jonathan Haidt has a very interesting piece in May’s issue of The Atlantic, dissecting our political polarization. It’s long, but worthwhile. I’m going to re-read it.
Thanks, I'll check it out. If you're into that sort of thing, have you read Ezra Klein's book on polarization? It's quite good and gets into the clinical psych aspect of it.
And thanks for your tip. I often listen to Ezra Klein’s podcast, and I like his traditional end-of-interview request for three book suggestions from the guest. “So many books, so little time” is definitely my lament. Right now I’m plowing through Marie Yovanovich’s memoir. It’s interesting, but slow going (for me). I’ve learned a lot about the Foreign Service, and about diplomacy in general, which is often driven more by strategic interests, sometimes many layers removed, than basic morality. I guess one could say the same about politics and governing.
Indeed, it's a big mistake to think all Trump supporters are ignorant dumbasses. To be sure, the deplorables are a big chunk, but there are plenty of other segments. Single issue voters make up another big chunk (guns, abortion, Jaaaay-sus). Then there are the Trump-reluctants. They are somewhat cognizant of Trump's flaws, but have convinced themselves that the Dems are (actual) Marxists. So for them, it's a choice between a buffoon and an evil cabal that will steal their precious bodily fluids.
We often see the Trump voter is a poor, red-neck hick who can't find his ass from a hole in the ground. We take education level as a proxy for income level and assume the less education you have the poorer you must be and since Clinton and Biden support went up as education went up then that means Trump was killing it with the poors.
However, Hillary and Biden both won the majority of those making less than $50k a year. Biden actually improved on Hillary's numbers with poor voters.
Here's the beef:
Hillary Clinton: https://www.statista.com/statistics/631244/voter-turnout-of-the-exit-polls-of-the-2016-elections-by-income/
Joe Biden: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184428/presidential-election-exit-polls-share-votes-income-us/
So the Trump phenomenon is not driven by some sort of worker revolution of poor people having had enough of the Demorat's crap and pushing to take their country back. It is a backlash from middle to upper income whites. And you know them as soon as you see them. The loudmouth small business owner with overly red cheeks who is perpetually pissed off about anything those minority and foreign folk are getting up to.
Jonathan Haidt has a very interesting piece in May’s issue of The Atlantic, dissecting our political polarization. It’s long, but worthwhile. I’m going to re-read it.
Thanks, I'll check it out. If you're into that sort of thing, have you read Ezra Klein's book on polarization? It's quite good and gets into the clinical psych aspect of it.
And thanks for your tip. I often listen to Ezra Klein’s podcast, and I like his traditional end-of-interview request for three book suggestions from the guest. “So many books, so little time” is definitely my lament. Right now I’m plowing through Marie Yovanovich’s memoir. It’s interesting, but slow going (for me). I’ve learned a lot about the Foreign Service, and about diplomacy in general, which is often driven more by strategic interests, sometimes many layers removed, than basic morality. I guess one could say the same about politics and governing.
Indeed, it's a big mistake to think all Trump supporters are ignorant dumbasses. To be sure, the deplorables are a big chunk, but there are plenty of other segments. Single issue voters make up another big chunk (guns, abortion, Jaaaay-sus). Then there are the Trump-reluctants. They are somewhat cognizant of Trump's flaws, but have convinced themselves that the Dems are (actual) Marxists. So for them, it's a choice between a buffoon and an evil cabal that will steal their precious bodily fluids.
I agree. Small business owners liked the trump tax cut.