At this point, I am disassociating myself from people who voted for Trump.

[berksdem]

15. I guess I am looking at this from another point of view with respect...

I have associates that voted for the Orange Cheeto but I refuse to write them off. I think it is very easy for us, as Dems, to write people off as racists and/or bigots - and I completely understand the point. For me it is about making them understand what they did to America and themselves when they voted Trump. Most of the Trump folks I know are decent hard-working people that would invite any person of color into their home. They simply overlooked Trump's bigotry b/c they felt the status quo government was not working in their interests. I live in Central PA where manufacturing jobs are gone and unless you are a college grad with a decent job things are not that easy. In short - these people were conned and not everyone that gets conned in this world is stupid or deplorable. Misguided and uneducated? Absolutely...

My course of action is to work harder in our grass roots group and continue to fight for what is right. During the election I witnessed more Trump/Pence groundwork than HRC. Frankly, it was like the campaign just did not spend any time in the area which was disheartening. Trump/Pence bus was in my town yet you rarely had anyone/anything that gave presence to HRC. I was voter #131 on election day and there was not a single HRC sign at the voting poll in the early morning. Not until noon was their anyone at the polls for HRC.

Writing off every Trump supporter is just creating more of a divide. Do I want to be their best friend? Hell no... I have a lot of anger/frustration as I can't imagine why anyone would vote for Trump. I have lived in a largely Republican area for years and have witnessed the battle cry against HRC for years. I knew this was coming and worked hard to change the outcome of the election but feel depressed that, in the end, it did not matter. As always people vote with their money in mind which will turn out to be Don The Con's biggest con on the working class.

It sucks and I understand that people want to disassociate with Trumpers and I feel the same way. Some people were just fooled and now we are going to pay the price.