The thing that is so frustrating to me about the NPR-style post-election analysis that I’m listening to right now is that they seem to think there can only be one single explanation for Trump’s over-performance.
That explanation—surprise—is bigotry. It’s racist voters, it’s sexist voters and it’s so obvious that there’s no other explanation worth exploring. The end.
Of course, they ignore that Trump appears for have done quite well among minorities compared to previous GOP candidates. They ignore the rioting/looting that hit cities across the US, they ignore that people (including POC) care about things like taxes & public safety & jobs.
And they ignore that the dude is a goddamn celebrity. Now, I’m sure his racist rhetoric does specifically appeal to some voters. But that can’t be the entire story if he’s increasing support among non-white voters, and they just don’t seem to get that.
Of course, someone is going to jump in an say POC can be white supremacists too, but cmon! This shit isn’t actually binary and attributing any single force to Trump’s appeal shows some very shallow thinking. Do 👏better👏
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