To: epicure who wrote (317551 ) 11/15/2016 9:39:27 PM From: Sun Tzu Read Replies (2) | Respond to So can I summarize your response as "they disagreed with me because they are ignorant racists and don't know any better? " Do you realize how condescending and arrogant that sounds? But I don't hold that against you. The biggest problem with your line of reasoning is that it prevents you (and others like you) from formulating a winning strategy. I just posted to Sam and much of what I told him applies here too, so I am not going to repeat it. But you should note the following:Donald Trump ? a man who opened his presidential campaign by calling Mexicans “rapists” ? bested Mitt Romney’s share of the Latino vote by 8 percentage points . He performed better among black voters than his 2012 predecessor, and he swept four Rust Belt states that President Barack Obama carried twice ? Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin ? under a harsher economy than we face today. Hillary Clinton won the popular vote, which should matter, but does not.approve of Obama’s presidency and 23 percent of voters who think the next president should “be more liberal,” according to CNN data. Trump significantly outperformed Romney among union households. He did 14 points better than Romney among whites without a college degree, according to The New York Times , and 16 points better among households with less than $30,000 in income. The Trump Democrat turns out not to be a myth , but a meaningful constituency that just cost Clinton the presidency.huffingtonpost.com
