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2. Think of the Obama/Trump voters in the US

Reply to nycbos (Original post)

Thu Jun 8, 2017, 07:49 PM

Jun 2017

I often argue their importance is overstated, but they exist. Class-conscious but xenophobic. That is a constituency, and they seem to be important in this particular election so far.

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UK election head scratcher. [View all] nycbos Jun 2017 OP

they blew off their xenophobic steam in Brexit vote nt geek tragedy Jun 2017 #1

Think of the Obama/Trump voters in the US Recursion Jun 2017 #2

Because not everyone aligns with fixed left-right concepts. David__77 Jun 2017 #3

Agreed. nycbos Jun 2017 #4