Trump voters have been classified in a number of different ways, most naturally not very flattering, like for example either “forever Trump,” “don’t blame me” and “anybody but a Democrat”.
Mixed in with these are two sub-categories I think deserve special attention. First of all, those who had such trouble with math and science in school that they find great relief in an administration that de-emphasizes education and calls science a hoax. Just ignore what you never understood and vote for the equally mindless! The other sub-category would be evangelicals who were swayed by Trump’s waving the Bible and with poorly hidden modesty declaring it even better than his own “Deal” book! Never mind Trump’s immoral behavior and conduct being exactly opposite of their claimed religious ideals — the old Bible trick still works among the gullible masses. Neither category will ever understand what they have done.
We’ll, not exactly…
It wasn’t uneducated voters or evangelicals that elected Donald Trump. Hillary was supposed to have a wide lead with college-educated white voters, but she tallied only 39% of the men and 51% of the women in that demographic. That group also had incomes higher than the national median.
Trump cleaned up in rural America, but that’s only about 17% of the electorate. So, who voted for Trump? America’s voters break down like this: 32% Democrats… 23% Republicans… 40% independents (and that number is growing). If you’re trying to figure out who voted for Trump… don’t look at the Bible Belt or the Rust Belt. Look to the suburbs. Look at independent voters. If Hillary would have connected with them, she would be president. Read the book, “Shattered.” It chronicles where the Clinton campaign put it’s energy and money. Oddly enough, Bill Clinton suggested a different strategy, i.e. get outside the cities and listen to the voters in the suburbs, but Hillary followed the advice of her team instead.
Ray Fowler
Redwood City, CA
I won’t argue with your statistical break down, Ray, – but no doubt that the Democratic campaign broke down, for a number of reasons, both internal and not the least, external.
While the evangelicals initially were rather suspicious of Trump’s behavior, that all changed when he stooped low enough to wave the Bible! Then, all his immoral behavior was forgotten and forgiven, – the latter rather bizarre since ill behavior towards someone cannot be “forgiven” by someone else not affected! Although a popular self-serving custom among the religious, that kind of cheap “forgiveness” defies all logic and common sense.