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In reply to the discussion: Why Thousands of Republicans Are Leaving the Party [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)11. Except the 45% of white women who voted for Biden of course.
In 2016 47% of white women voters, already Republican oriented, voted for Trump, 45% for Hillary.
The #s of non-college-educated women were far higher for Trump, while college-educated were higher for Hillary. So for 2020 the Republicans/Trump concentrated heavily on holding onto their lower-educated women, who of course average older.
Mind-blowing, anyway. We've all seen the kind of poison Fox and others have been putting out since the 1990s. Conservatives, and others, don't just pop back from being modeled into the worst versions of themselves.
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+1, the country has too much work to do wasting time with crap from the right that doesn't work
uponit7771
Feb 2021
#18
I think I would prefer the total anonymity of NO party affiliation in registering to vote....
diverdownjt
Feb 2021
#10
They will not vote for Dem policies. They are registering their annoyance with
Nanjeanne
Feb 2021
#12
The freepers declare they'll never vote, again. No idea if that's reliable, but it's being said quit
lindysalsagal
Feb 2021
#28
You can get the person out of the party, but can you get the party out of the person?
Chainfire
Feb 2021
#26