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question everything

(47,460 posts)
Sun May 22, 2016, 02:55 PM May 2016

There are not enough white people for Trump to win

say the pundits. And, indeed, when one looks (or makes oneself to look) at a Trump rally, all one sees are white faces.

So it is not clear why some polls show him winning. Of course, a lot can happen from now to November still..

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There are not enough white people for Trump to win (Original Post) question everything May 2016 OP
Poll: Over 4 in 10 Hispanics view Clinton unfavorably w4rma May 2016 #1
Thus, it is up to us to present them with a very clear choice question everything May 2016 #3
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #2
As a Texas governor, he got many of the hispanics votes question everything May 2016 #5
Don't forget the BernieBros will do their bit to help. nt hack89 May 2016 #4
You forget most people of color are in blue states kcjohn1 May 2016 #6
Here's a poll from today: muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #7
That's what the GOP's own post-mortem of 2012 stated. Donald is trying to prove them wrong pampango May 2016 #8
 

w4rma

(31,700 posts)
1. Poll: Over 4 in 10 Hispanics view Clinton unfavorably
Sun May 22, 2016, 02:56 PM
May 2016

The former secretary of State trails far behind President Obama when it comes to favorability among Hispanic voters. Seventy-two percent in the poll said they view Obama favorably, while only 26 percent expressed an unfavorable opinion.

The favorability numbers for Trump are far worse than Clinton's. Seventy-four percent said they view the businessman unfavorably, while 23 percent had a favorable opinion of him.
http://hill.cm/I7HFoko

question everything

(47,460 posts)
3. Thus, it is up to us to present them with a very clear choice
Sun May 22, 2016, 02:59 PM
May 2016

"unfavorable" Clinton, or deportation Trump.

And, yes, staying home, means Trump in the White House.

Response to question everything (Original post)

question everything

(47,460 posts)
5. As a Texas governor, he got many of the hispanics votes
Sun May 22, 2016, 03:00 PM
May 2016

at least from Texas and, perhaps, neighboring states.

kcjohn1

(751 posts)
6. You forget most people of color are in blue states
Sun May 22, 2016, 03:12 PM
May 2016

To start with the country is already 70% white.

Secondly, majority minorities are in very blue states (CA, NY, IL). Majority of AAs are in southern states where there is no hope of winning.

The very important and swing states in this cycle (OH, MI, PA, WI, NH, IA, FL) are 80%+ white.

Romney was 1 or 2 million of votes away from winning the whitehouse despite historically low numbers with people of color.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,294 posts)
7. Here's a poll from today:
Sun May 22, 2016, 05:06 PM
May 2016
Trump is winning 57 percent of white voters, while Clinton gets just 33 percent. For purposes of comparison, Obama in 2012 lost the white vote, 39 percent to 59 percent. Among nonwhites, Clinton is at 69 percent while Trump is at 21 percent. Four years ago, Romney got 19 percent of the nonwhite vote.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/poll-election-2016-shapes-up-as-a-contest-of-negatives/2016/05/21/8d4ccfd6-1ed3-11e6-b6e0-c53b7ef63b45_story.html?postshare=891463921854786&tid=ss_tw

pampango

(24,692 posts)
8. That's what the GOP's own post-mortem of 2012 stated. Donald is trying to prove them wrong
Sun May 22, 2016, 05:31 PM
May 2016

one last time before demography catches up to republicans.

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