Working class whites - when did we lose them?

[zalinda]

20. It's because of the anger

They are angry. They feel that they did what they were told, and got screwed. Work hard, keep your head down and you can have the American dream. They have seen their grandfathers, fathers and now themselves having to work harder and longer than ever with broken bodies and government has not only let them down, but has actively worked against them. Trump's vision is appealing to them, and if it doesn't work, fuck it, burn it down.

Hillary supporters don't understand that not everyone can go to college. Not everyone is cut out for the white collar world and not everyone wants to be rich. There are those who are just fine taking pride in their manual labor. But the Democrats have been talking to them out of both sides of their mouths. In every election since 2000, I've heard Democrats talk a good game in the primaries and then when they are the nominee, they turn to the right. Their mantra is "where else are they going to go". This time the angriest are turning to Trump, the more optimistic have turned to Bernie and if Hillary is the nominee, all bets are off. We will be living in interesting times.

Z