No True Scotsman? But I think they're probably not life-long, deeply involved lefties. They're enough to give us what we have now tho.
Is that the case? I saw Trump voters broken down to a lot of working class ppl but I admit, I don't know what proportion usually vote Rep.
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But this is irrelevant anyway. It matters less who is voting right and more why they're not voting left & identity politics is a factor.
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You did say it was a shift to the right in earlier tweet so was talking in that context. I broadly agree id pol in its current form an issue
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Society has shifted to the right by voting in the right. That was my meaning.
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It has yes but it's been doing that since Thatcher not since id pol. Obviously id pol a contributing factor but it's not only salient one.
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I think we are at cross purposes. Last eight years was Democrats, Obama. Suddenly Trump. Why? What are they saying?
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I will dig out the articles I read at time of election that laid out stats re many black Obama voters stating home this time.
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https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/registered-voters-who-stayed-home-probably-cost-clinton-the-election/ … I wasn't quite right but yeah there was more non voters this time.
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OK but there is also a culture war going on. If we think the left can regain credibility whilst still calling everything racist & sexist...
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Its a big proportion always I believe this time around same but I will look for the article that cited the stat
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