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A great, well-written read about why


Posted: Apr 5, 2016

Interesting to readers of any party, it explains a lot about why people vote the way they do.  Enjoy! 

http://www.stirjournal.com/2016/04/01/i-know-why-poor-whites-chant-trump-trump-trump/

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Much too long; however I was born in the south - and by today's evaluation

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would have been considered poor, not dirt poor but still poor(er)than most. I never thought of myself as not able to do what I wanted, get an education, get a job or 2, 3 if I needed them to make a living. I read a little but not my thinking at all. Sounds like poor little me because.

Thank you! - SM

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Yes, it's long, but definitely worth reading all the way through, which I did. I also read the comments and rebuttals at the end. What I really like about it, besides the fact that it is so well written (and backed up with fact links) is that it's not just name-calling and bashing but instead thought provoking. Don't let the title turn you off, it's not Trump-bashing at all. It's more about the complexity of what the middle class faces.

Fascinating discussion of this Trump phenomenon - XQC

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... that I've been trying to get a handle on since the beginning. I have asked around, including here, sincerely wondering what the Trump attraction is only to get flamed at with name-calling, so I gave up asking. This article, though long, gives a nice historical perspective on the entire question. If anyone else is truly wondering why Trump supporters love Trump but gave up getting rational explanations from them other than "he says what he thinks," give this a read.

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