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In reply to the discussion: I've finally figured out normal white people. [View all]haele
(13,216 posts)Getting more of the 50- 55% who didn't vote to vote is where we lost. I've been looking at the unusual turn-out in the latest special elections, and noticed that when there is a high turn-out, even in gerrymandered GOP districts the Democrat has done well.
Ask why they didn't vote -well, here in California, most of those who didn't vote "on principle" still indicate they had less problems with Drumpf than they did with Clinton when the time to cast their vote came around.
So in a way, the OP is correct. Most of the White non voters here still just shrug and say "Why don't you Liberals give him a chance before you go all SJW on him" during protests against him. Just like the Drumpf voters do, just not so strident about it.
To most of the White non-voters I've either spoken to or read what they've already said, Drumpf is a normal guy from the business world (the "everyone has had a boss like him" type) who is learning government "on the job", so the first year they expect him to screw up a bit. The non-voters (choice due to "principle" are still figuring the congress will make sure the short-fingered vulgarian doesn't do anything bad for business - and to people who depend on a 401K to supplement their Social Security, what's good for business is what's good for the U.S...
Haele