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9. toxic masculinity is unfortunately alive and well in our (I am part black) community as well
Wed May 15, 2019, 03:51 PM
May 2019
In 2016, 14 % of black men voted for Trump, versus less than 2 percent of black women.

Even in 2018, African-American women were more likely than black men to vote for the Democrat, by a 94 percent to 84 percent difference.

Misogyny and TM would probably help partially explain this as well:


Mostly black neighborhoods voted more Republican in 2016 than in 2012

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/09/25/mostly-black-neighborhoods-voted-more-republican-in-2016-than-in-2012/

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Trump earned less support from black Americans than any Republican in 40 years, except those who ran against Obama. But a small uptick in support for Trump vs. Romney combined with less support for Clinton means that Obama’s 87-point margin became an 80-point margin for Clinton. That mattered.

Notice, too, that exit polling suggests a decrease in how much of the electorate was black in 2016. The Census Bureau collects data on that, too, which the University of Florida’s Michael McDonald used to estimate turnout percentages and composition of the electorate for the past 30 years.



In 2016, the turnout rate for black Americans dropped about eight percentage points, McDonald estimates — meaning that that many fewer black Americans who were registered to vote did so. That’s a lower rate than in 2004. The percentage of white voters turning out increased slightly.


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much more on this general subject (A-A turnout) here

https://www.democraticunderground.com/128736610#post18

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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