tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597761046378693913.post1063911251220686183..comments2023-11-07T22:43:36.262-08:00Comments on Notes from the Ironbound: Clinton VotersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597761046378693913.post-71048902860688307602016-10-15T23:40:37.922-07:002016-10-15T23:40:37.922-07:00I agree that Clinton voters are under-analyzed, bu...I agree that Clinton voters are under-analyzed, but we probably disagree as to why this is. In my interpretation, Clinton voters aren't subject to much scrutiny because they are perceived by progressive and centrist media types as the "normal" from which the freakshow of Trump voters deviate. And so just as Trump himself gets way more coverage and publicity than he deserves because of ridiculous behavior, the internet is full of think pieces explaining who these people are and what their grievances may be, even though, as you say, they are 90% identical to the people who voted for Romney. However, because Trump is a very different kind of candidate than Romney, they are portrayed as some sort of anomaly to be explained. If people living in the bubble of journalism and academia ever converse with someone on the Right, it's almost certain to be of the David Brooks, David Frum variety. In other words "normal," domesticated Republicans. Here lies the problem; maybe it's because I've been living in Erdogan's Turkey, but I don't find it surprising at all that Trump has a mass appeal, or that a lot of people find what he has to say appealing. I have to wonder about some of our progressive friends (in the social media sense). Were these people born yesterday?<br /><br />James W.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597761046378693913.post-41787359624485984632016-10-15T12:07:55.466-07:002016-10-15T12:07:55.466-07:00Thank you so much for posting this. I could not ag...Thank you so much for posting this. I could not agree more with your analysis and its just very, very, needed at this moment. I think its very problematic that AA, women, Jews, ethnic minorities and the entire New Democratic Coalition---the Obama coalition in fact--are being treated rhetorically by the media and by the Republican party as non existent or illegitimate. I mean--I get why Republicans consistently try to vanish race and gender and specifically AA/latino voters and female voters but there's excuse for it from the media.Aimaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08909590931751215503noreply@blogger.com