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woodsprite

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4. We've been driving through parts of the

Reply to cali (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 22, 2016, 08:57 AM

Aug 2016

MidAtlantic and south on vacation. The areas we see the most vocal Trump signs,stickers, etc seem to be areas where some homes are either mobile homes, those with not much more than run down homes or shacks, or better looking mid-range homes in those same areas. One thing in common, about a church for every mile or two.

One pleasant surprise in Charleston, SC was a billboard from a realty company. It had both Trump and Hillary's picture on it and said "Moving to Canada? Let us help!".

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Trump's base is NOT poor whites. [View all] Odin2005 Aug 2016 OP

That makes sense, but I think that at least part of his base is comprised of cali Aug 2016 #1

We've been driving through parts of the woodsprite Aug 2016 #4

Salon article on broad data: Ilsa Aug 2016 #2

That point about people in manufacturing favoring Clinton is interesting. Odin2005 Aug 2016 #3

Thanks, Ilsa. Here's a link to the full article. hedda_foil Aug 2016 #5

Thank you. I forgot to copy that from the other reply. nt Ilsa Aug 2016 #8

Also where I live I see trump signs in republican suburbs . Have people forgotten who the republican Person 2713 Aug 2016 #6

Also from the above Salon article regarding race... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #7

its white people undergoing racial panic at not being guaranteed a privileged spot geek tragedy Aug 2016 #9