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standingtall

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13. Makes perfect sense

Reply to KingDem (Reply #11)

Thu Jun 22, 2017, 02:30 AM

Jun 2017

only logical explanation for voting for the first African American in history and then turning around and voting for the man that spent 5 years claiming the first black President in history wasn't even a citizen of this country. Just because someone has racial anxiety does not mean they cannot also have economic anxiety. In 2008 and 2012 they were more concerned with economic anxiety over racial anxiety.

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Why Obama Voters Defected [View all] applegrove Jun 2017 OP

Why can't people just state the obvious?? boston bean Jun 2017 #1

Yes. Eom pirateshipdude Jun 2017 #6

Got it -- ignorant, greedy, bigots chose Trump. Hoyt Jun 2017 #2

misognyn might have been part of it (a la Macolm Gladwell's podcast) but... bagelsforbreakfast Jun 2017 #3

Mr. Bouie! spicysista Jun 2017 #4

Welcome to the DU! applegrove Jun 2017 #5

Thanks! spicysista Jun 2017 #10

The economy was in crisis in 2008, and some former Bush voters knew a change was needed. dawg Jun 2017 #7

True. applegrove Jun 2017 #8

People really liked Obama Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2017 #9

So the Obama-to-Trump voters voted for Obama, but don't like black people? KingDem Jun 2017 #11

The GOP and Trump spent 8 years slurring Obama. The GOP spent 8 applegrove Jun 2017 #12

Makes perfect sense standingtall Jun 2017 #13