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Can we stop scapegoating “working class” white people with the sins of all white people as a whole?
The data proves this is false. 1/3
(Also, more accurate, less tortured headline: “Trump campaign sees political advantage in using racism to appeal to racist white voters”).
The data proves this is false. 1/3
(Also, more accurate, less tortured headline: “Trump campaign sees political advantage in using racism to appeal to racist white voters”).
In 2016, high income white counties with medium-educations voted for Trump at higher rates than for Obama in 2012.
But high education white counties with medium incomes voted for Clinton at higher rates than they did for Obama. 2/3
google.com/amp/s/fivethir…
But high education white counties with medium incomes voted for Clinton at higher rates than they did for Obama. 2/3
google.com/amp/s/fivethir…
Multiple studies, like this one from The Atlantic, found that race-related fears, anxieties, and bigotries predicted white support for Trump in 2016—and economic anxiety did not.
Here’s another at Vox: google.com/amp/s/www.vox.… 3/3
Here’s another at Vox: google.com/amp/s/www.vox.… 3/3
