70. "hmmmm..." In response to In response to 51 Fri Jul-28-17 02:56 AM by denny
I like this post. But I wonder if you're over-simplifying Trump's victory. (I can't speak informed enough on Brexit specifically)
It just doesn't make sense that he won because of 'disenfranchised rural' whites who are racist. Racist rural whites voted for McCain and Romney too but they didn't win. Unless you are suggesting people BECAME racist during Obama's 8 years?
I agree with you on the reactionary nature of rural white racism but I'm shaky on the connection you are making between it and Trump's election. The economy was less stable when Obama was elected the first time (shortly after the housing market crash). Why didn't rural whites getting kicked out of their homes en masse vote in Mccain?
I guess what I'm trying to say....white people who think they're 'under attack' never voted for Obama yet somehow he won. I've yet to hear a convincing argument that explains how this same group of people voted in Trump.