2016 Postmortem

TonyPDX

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14. I'm a PCP (precinct committee person) for my county Democratic party, which

Thu Dec 1, 2016, 12:59 PM

Dec 2016

in late 2015 brought me into contact with many, many older white voters who came to volunteer. An easy majority of them said that Bernie Sanders had inspired them to become involved, and some had never even registered before. After the primaries, the number of them who continued to show up for canvassing or phone-banking dwindled. The folks I met were not bigots or racists-- they felt their needs had been forgotten until Bernie came along. When he was no longer in the picture, they were back where they'd started.

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Obama voters switching to Trump [View all] Shemp Howard Dec 2016 OP

The working class, chose Hillary. Those making undr 50K went for Hillary by a lot. boston bean Dec 2016 #1

Isn't it though? ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #2

I said this in another thread Flavius Aetius Dec 2016 #3

I think the rest of your family will learn some very hard lessons from this election. Justice Dec 2016 #5

I think they will also Flavius Aetius Dec 2016 #8

But most of my friends are working class! Shemp Howard Dec 2016 #4

Working class friends will learn some hard lessons from this election. Justice Dec 2016 #6

But 40% plus of the working class went for Trump. Ace Rothstein Dec 2016 #13

A lot of it is just showing up. geek tragedy Dec 2016 #7

I'm a PCP (precinct committee person) for my county Democratic party, which TonyPDX Dec 2016 #14

Dems, including Clinton, already talk about jobs and other economic matters...a lot! Garrett78 Dec 2016 #9

Thank you DemonGoddess Dec 2016 #10

The answer is to do a better job of GOTV, including more outreach to rural Dems and... Garrett78 Dec 2016 #12

The Democratic Party DemonGoddess Dec 2016 #11

Yes! Shemp Howard Dec 2016 #15