most of analysis has been on poorer labour voters; not much on why most middle class Tories voted out.
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The middle class is the real challenge these days I think. They are under hard pressure these days.
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true, but even in the well off Tory areas there were majorities for leave. Media just assumed this wld happen, not Q'd why
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Maybe a sting of old fashioned patriotism?
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sort of; the sovereignty issue ranked #1 in Ashcroft post ref polling, but there is a degree of 'British exceptionalism'
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Did you read Greenwald over at The Intercept the other day? He wrote something good on this, people seemed to like it anyway.
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Thanks. I shall check it.
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There're so many aspects of it. One must be a pro in economics, sociology, etc.etc.etc. to make a decision.
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It is like selecting a football team manager via a referendum. Everyone knows football, you know. And noone knows it too.
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I can't blame a lot of leave voters, they have been downtrodden for decades. Working class is now demonised as 'chavs' etc.
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how on earth did the remain side miss that they would be out to give them a kicking is a mystery.
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the only target they could hit. A poor campaign from remain didn't help and the press whipped up a perfect storm of fear.
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disenfranchised, ignored, belittled, poorly informed, frightened, the list goes on. They were out for blood, the EU was 1/2
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this beast has been feeding it's self for years and no one listened - could have been avoided
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I too wondered: feel they have nothing to lose; misinformed by 'facts'; protesting gov; confusion between EU & UK laws.
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