2016 Postmortem

Garrett78

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6. Sure, the message is always important.

Mon Nov 28, 2016, 12:27 AM

Nov 2016

But I don't think economic messaging was even remotely close to being a primary reason why people voted for Trump. I think Clinton hate and racism/sexism/xenophobia were the key factors. Voter suppression and FBI interference also impacted the result.

And I don't think Trump's slogan was key to winning people over so much as people inclined to support Trump happen to like simple slogans. Besides, Clinton had an even shorter slogan: "Stronger Together." I don't think either candidate's slogan was the difference between winning and losing.

As for Obama voters supporting Trump, Jamelle Bouie of Slate wrote an article on that topic: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/11/there_is_no_such_thing_as_a_good_trump_voter.html. And racism isn't the only factor I listed.

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Exactly, I think Feingold's loss was most telling. radius777 Nov 2016 #3

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Exactly, and remember that most of these alt-right Trumpers radius777 Nov 2016 #8

So did other big TPP proponents, such as Portman in Ohio. Garrett78 Nov 2016 #9

Because it's not about economic messaging. Garrett78 Nov 2016 #4

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Sure, the message is always important. Garrett78 Nov 2016 #6