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I'm not saying it's irrelevant, but this election was decided by people who voted for Obama in 2012, and should figure into the analysis

@Nate_Cohn this only works if the candidate they chose wasn't openly racist. He was, so they are part of the problem.

@DebraJenson @Nate_Cohn all Republicans since Lincoln have been openly racist.

@spencerthayer @DebraJenson I hope there's still time for you to drop the lame "Trump is a racist!" narrative.

@Brooklinenativ2 @spencerthayer nope. That narrative stays as long as he speaks and acts as a racist

@DebraJenson @Brooklinenativ2 @spencerthayer Failure to explore alternatives will blind you.

@Nate_Cohn Obama did not run against an openly racist white nationalist to stroke the white power neither. Do better.

@hausofdicarlo He ran against a ticket that included Sarah Palin, who was the forerunner of Trump. @Nate_Cohn

@stanleyrogouski At no point in 2008 was Sarah Palin in any capacity even remotely what Donald Trump is. At least not publicly.

@hausofdicarlo Obama was simply a better, more likeable, less corrupt candidate.

@stanleyrogouski No, you're dramatically overstating that. But if that's what makes you feel good about what's happening, go for it, love.

@hausofdicarlo @stanleyrogouski your point - not sure what it is - makes no sense. Obama did better with white voters than hillary. #sexism

@whitemalevoter Absolutely. He was a better candidate and survived racist attacks (including Hillary's racist attacks). @hausofdicarlo

@Nate_Cohn Haven’t we all been saying all along that bigotry is intersectional? Of course it’s not only racism. It’s also misogyny.

@sarahjanet your point is undermined by the tweet you are replying to. Given that bigotry is intersectional, why did "bigots" vote Obama?

@thebarryman Well, some of them didn’t. My point is there are more racist misogynists than there are just racists.

@sarahjanet Agreed. But HRC lost counties Obama won by >25%. Bigotry is not the only cause of this disaster.

@thebarryman Only cause, no. Primary cause, yes.

@sarahjanet How do you figure?

@thebarryman Look I am exhausted and devastated and don’t really want to wade into microanalysis of bigotry right now, if you don’t mind.