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MrScorpio

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42. I'm not surprised about these results in the least

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Tue Aug 20, 2019, 11:57 AM

Aug 2019

I’m also not surprised that some on the left want to face this issue

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Why Some White Liberals Will Probably Vote For Donald Trump. (HuffPo) [View all] brush Aug 2019 OP

No true "liberal" would ever even consider voting for drumpf or not voting at all. lark Aug 2019 #1

If they are voting for Trump and inspired by racism... jcgoldie Aug 2019 #2

Exactly my thought Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2019 #12

Wierd concept of "Liberal" lagomorph777 Aug 2019 #22

F_K HuffPo for continuing to propogate this Bullshit. No real progressive nor those who hlthe2b Aug 2019 #3

Same page as you. This is bullshit. blm Aug 2019 #4

If they would ever consider voting for him Bettie Aug 2019 #5

Is there anything better than the HuffPo? Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #6

++++++++++ comradebillyboy Aug 2019 #23

"Racially resentful liberals represent about 3 percent of the population." Hortensis Aug 2019 #7

+1 IdealsAndReal42 Aug 2019 #20

Right. Although liberals aren't the ones who usually come to mind Hortensis Aug 2019 #52

Remind me how close Pennsylvania was? (nt) Recursion Aug 2019 #67

At less than 100K a lot less than 3%? Hortensis Aug 2019 #69

Oh yeah, there's Susan Sarandon. Anyone else? Zambero Aug 2019 #8

Yeah, what happened to that revolution she promised if trump won? brush Aug 2019 #9

That isn't what they are reporting. Voltaire2 Aug 2019 #19

They are not "white liberals" by any stretch Zambero Aug 2019 #25

And the same goes with all the RW populist wawes in the Western World. IdealsAndReal42 Aug 2019 #28

Right. So offering more of the same Voltaire2 Aug 2019 #45

Every left in every country has to do this job IdealsAndReal42 Aug 2019 #46

I don't know a single liberal who does not loathe and despise Trump. I can't see any liberals or Arkansas Granny Aug 2019 #10

Where have these Dixicrats been the last 50 years? Farmer-Rick Aug 2019 #11

Mississippi went 87% for Goldwater in '64 against LBJ Zambero Aug 2019 #13

I'll be forced to agree with the poster. IdealsAndReal42 Aug 2019 #14

We also saw it in 2016 when some former Obama voters switched to trump because of so-called... brush Aug 2019 #15

Many of the ones that voted for Obama, then voted Trump were likely Meadowoak Aug 2019 #34

That's was kinda dumb though since O had saved the economy and bought the Dow from 7500... brush Aug 2019 #37

He lost money at casinos NewJeffCT Aug 2019 #62

It's still a casino. If ran correctly you shouldn't lose money even if you launder some. brush Aug 2019 #68

This is bull jcgoldie Aug 2019 #16

Agreed. "Economic anxiety" was being to kind to those whose barely under-the-surface racism surfaced brush Aug 2019 #17

Some of those people I talk about are fighting unemployment. IdealsAndReal42 Aug 2019 #18

Huffpo and Salon are not our allies. They push the comradebillyboy Aug 2019 #21

I don't disagree. My post is sort of a cautionary one to remind us not to try to appeal to the... brush Aug 2019 #24

I feel the same way about the Stein voters like Sarandon comradebillyboy Aug 2019 #27

Don't believe everything you read on the internet. Freethinker65 Aug 2019 #26

If you vote for Trump, you're no liberal. n/t Downtown Hound Aug 2019 #29

I call bullshit . . . Iliyah Aug 2019 #30

Of course. But do you think some fool themselves into thinking they're liberals but aren't really... brush Aug 2019 #33

NO liberal will vote for him. If they do, they are not a liberal. spanone Aug 2019 #31

Yeah, no. Aristus Aug 2019 #32

I think it's important for people to acknowledge that being a liberal or a Democrat doesn't mean WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2019 #35

Thank you. ismnotwasm Aug 2019 #36

Wise words. brush Aug 2019 #38

It's one thing to have Turin_C3PO Aug 2019 #41

Yep, self-aware racists know who they are whereas some fool themselves and are unaware and thus... brush Aug 2019 #43

No true Scotsman, eh? WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2019 #44

Question. Turin_C3PO Aug 2019 #48

That is the point. People who consider themselves Liberal aren't "out and proud". Caliman73 Aug 2019 #58

What a shitshow of a thread jpak Aug 2019 #39

Tell us how you really feel. brush Aug 2019 #40

I'm not surprised about these results in the least MrScorpio Aug 2019 #42

HuffPo forgot to credit their source: MSU----------- Atticus Aug 2019 #47

Racist white liberals? Can you use that in a sentence please? definition please? pwb Aug 2019 #49

It's said that former Obama voters in 3 mid-western states voted for trump and tilted the EC to him brush Aug 2019 #50

Its said ha? o k then. pwb Aug 2019 #51

I do not think that word means what you think it means. Jakes Progress Aug 2019 #53

It's not my word, it's from the posted article. I contend though that some fool themselves into... brush Aug 2019 #54

I was referring to the article. Jakes Progress Aug 2019 #70

bullshit. clickbait. not_the_one Aug 2019 #55

Not all together (see former O voters in midwest who tilted the EC to trump). It happens. brush Aug 2019 #59

3%? That's about the same percentage of people Onyrleft Aug 2019 #56

You nailed it. brush Aug 2019 #60

Garbage MFM008 Aug 2019 #57

Really? See the midwest former Obama voters who succumbed to alleged "economic anxiety". brush Aug 2019 #61

they were never Liberals MFM008 Aug 2019 #64

Of course not, but they might've fooled themselves inot thinking so since they had voted for O. brush Aug 2019 #65

Any "liberal" that votes for shithead - isn't a liberal. harumph Aug 2019 #63

The highlighted section is the reason? I'd say that was a reason white racists would vote for him Vinca Aug 2019 #66

I question the supposed sociology professors that conducted the survey. LiberalFighter Aug 2019 #71