You can't make any sense of this without seriously considering the widening wealth gap. This didn't just happen.
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Agree. But there's a gap between poor flyover country people & NYC rich that is different fr one between NYCers.
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Yes. Poor flyover country ppl are who gave Trump this win. Refusal to acknowledge their economic troubles is denial.
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POOR flyover people didn't give Trump the win. Middle class flyover people did.
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I've seen data that shows rural areas turned out very strong. Does this square with this? (don't know, in WV)
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Yes. And those same people voted Obama in 2008. @JZdziarski
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