Why do people vote against their economic interests? Take a look at some threads here.

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9. Real positions on real issues should be discussed

That's how it should work, IMO. I think that's a good thing and we're essentially in agreement here. Calling out somebody's position on evolution and discussing the the issue is constructive. Calling them names is not.

As for the racism thing, I do think it's a tad overdone, though a lot of it is also justified. We've seen racism against Obama since before he became president. It's out there and that can't be denied. What I don't agree with is the notion that most of the opposition to him is because of his race. It's part of it, but in the long term, Obama is just one man. Tens of millions of voters refused to support Democrats before anybody heard his name, and tens of millions will also oppose Democrats when he's no longer in office. It's a little disingenuous to argue it's all about race (not saying you are arguing that) when a divided electorate is a fact of life.

I honestly believe the Tea Party still would have emerged if Hillary had been elected president. While some of them do bring up his race, I think that's more of a byproduct. I think their beef is more with Democrats and the left in general. That's why it didn't emerge during the Bush years. I think you had some stirrings on the right against Bush's spending, but it was muted because he's a Republican. Once a Democrat came into office, the barriers against them were removed. Race matters here, but it's not the only thing.

But that's just speculation. There's no way to know.