Average Trump supporter is much wealthier than the average Clinton supporter. You wouldn't know that from way media covers his "populism"
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The media correctly perceives that working class white voters are the drivers behind many of Trump's distinctives.
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Sure, but even among those making more than $100,000 Trump leads: https://morningconsult.com/2016/07/19/poll-clinton-leads-trump-among-voters-making-less-money/ …
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Racism crosses class lines
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I don't think this is new. Same with Obama/McCain/Romney. When was last time R represented working class interests?
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@PaulBegala@MorningConsult I make a lot more than $50,000 a year but I do not support Trump. Hillary 2016!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@PaulBegala Are you sure? She leads with above too. Take another pollThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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1/ IMO no reason for surprise here: Income doesn't correlate to class as much as it once did in the US.
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2/ Contractors and tradesmen easily make over 50K here in Massachusetts. Every other 'working truck' here has a Trump sticker.
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Has anyone done a racial breakdown of this? i.e.: poor whites vs. poor non-whites?
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So much for the media narrative on "working class."
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