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13234650, but it isnt really *all* about perception tho.
Posted by Reeq, Wed Feb-14-18 01:03 PM
maybe in terms of answering surveys...but not necessarily in terms of voting.

this is essentially the same economy as obamas right?

but while the economy was doing well overall during obamas last term...it wasnt doing well in those rust belt and rural towns. so even tho the reality was a robust economy...that wasnt *their* reality. and that is why they desperately attached to trump...who talked about how disastrous the economy was for them and spoke to their pain.

clinton won the districts that had the most economic growth. trump won the districts that had the least. this is why.

well guess what? trump is doing the exact opposite now. he is bragging about how booming the economy is but shit hasnt changed in those 'economically anxious' areas his message resonated in. in fact...theyve gotten worse in many cases (factories and coal plants closing). this has a real effect on voters.

in all of these elections...rural turnout has relatively been *down* among voting groups (compared to trumps election). they are already feeling let down by trump/repubs.

election results tell the ultimate tale fam. predictive analysis based on surveys and polls is cool. but nothing supersedes the real behavior of real people voicing their real opinion via a real vote.