The GOP coalition is not a racist monolith but it is more homogenous than the Democratic coalition is. If we look at Trump voters specifically, in 2016 a cluster analysis broke them down into five types:
"American Preservationists (20%), Staunch Conservatives (31%), Anti-Elites (19%), Free Marketeers (25%), and the Disengaged (5%)"
American Preservationists were Trump's core support, the early adopters. They "lean economically progressive, believe the economic and political systems are rigged, have nativist immigration views, and a nativist and ethnocultural conception of American identity" — specifically,
"A slim majority (54 percent) 'strongly' believe discrimination against whites has become 'as big of a problem' as discrimination against minorities. In addition, less than half agree that 'increased opportunities for African-Americans have significantly improved the quality of life in the United States.'
"This group has a strong sense of racial identity. Fully 67 percent say that their race is extremely or very important to their identity — 30 to 50 points higher than any other Trump voter group (see Figure 8). To put this in context, only 17 percent of Free Marketeers feel their race is important to their identity. The American Preservationists were also the most likely to believe their fate was linked with their racial group (73 percent)."
I was shocked by the 67 and 73% figures the first time I saw them. Perhaps I shouldn't have been. Trump had already won, after all. Still, considering 67% figure is 30-50% higher than for the other Trump voter groups, maybe it's not surprising that members of the GOP whose bubble excluded American Preservationists just didn't see what was going on.
The range on the Right is far narrower than on the left, largely through GoP self selection (under the rubric of getting rid of the RINOs). It seems like the non-openly racist portion of the GoP has been getting smaller and smaller--and the openly racist bits have been getting bolder and louder.
I am sure I get counted as a Republican, because I have never changed my registration. I haven't actually been a Republican since the early 90s.
"The left is so many different people"
Meanwhile, a couple comments above this one, the Right is a racist monolith. Weird.
The GOP coalition is not a racist monolith but it is more homogenous than the Democratic coalition is. If we look at Trump voters specifically, in 2016 a cluster analysis broke them down into five types:
https://www.voterstudygroup.org/publication/the-five-types-trump-voters
"American Preservationists (20%), Staunch Conservatives (31%), Anti-Elites (19%), Free Marketeers (25%), and the Disengaged (5%)"
American Preservationists were Trump's core support, the early adopters. They "lean economically progressive, believe the economic and political systems are rigged, have nativist immigration views, and a nativist and ethnocultural conception of American identity" — specifically,
"A slim majority (54 percent) 'strongly' believe discrimination against whites has become 'as big of a problem' as discrimination against minorities. In addition, less than half agree that 'increased opportunities for African-Americans have significantly improved the quality of life in the United States.'
"This group has a strong sense of racial identity. Fully 67 percent say that their race is extremely or very important to their identity — 30 to 50 points higher than any other Trump voter group (see Figure 8). To put this in context, only 17 percent of Free Marketeers feel their race is important to their identity. The American Preservationists were also the most likely to believe their fate was linked with their racial group (73 percent)."
I was shocked by the 67 and 73% figures the first time I saw them. Perhaps I shouldn't have been. Trump had already won, after all. Still, considering 67% figure is 30-50% higher than for the other Trump voter groups, maybe it's not surprising that members of the GOP whose bubble excluded American Preservationists just didn't see what was going on.
The range on the Right is far narrower than on the left, largely through GoP self selection (under the rubric of getting rid of the RINOs). It seems like the non-openly racist portion of the GoP has been getting smaller and smaller--and the openly racist bits have been getting bolder and louder.
I am sure I get counted as a Republican, because I have never changed my registration. I haven't actually been a Republican since the early 90s.
Why are you even here at a fascist racist site, then?