The flaw with this piece is it leaves out the 2nd half of what Clinton said at that fundraiser. I'm curious why you would do that?
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Replying to @ProducerMcD @mtracey
Aren't the people you identify in your piece - the Amish, the concerned Central Mainer, etc. - part of the 2nd group she mentioned?
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Replying to @ProducerMcD @mtracey
I take no issue w/ your premise re: the relative deplorableness of elite support. But think you overstate her "basket" needlessly.
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That portion of the quote as originally articulated was a window into her worldview. Many of her media allies defended it.
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Didn't you articulate this worldview within your piece? There is a portion of Trump supporters who are racist online trolls and >>
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Replying to @ProducerMcD @mtracey
a portion who are people with grievances/concerns/fears that deserve to be heard? I agree that 50-50 is a terrible way to make >>
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Replying to @ProducerMcD @mtracey
that distinction, but you and Clinton are making the same distinction. (Which does not undermine your larger thesis, mind you.)
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Replying to @ProducerMcD
The portion who are online trolls is a minuscule subset. Using them to make sweeping generalizations, as HRC did, is wrong.
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I agree it's wrong. Also think it's worth a good conversation (among all Americans) whether that subset is minuscule. But >>
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Replying to @ProducerMcD @mtracey
>> it also seems wrong to identify people in your piece and assume, without further consideration, they would be in her 1st basket.
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Attempting to parse which percentage would be in which basket is fruitless; thus the intrinsic flaw of HRC's rant.
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Replying to @mtracey
Sure, a valid point. I'm not parsing the %. I guess I'm puzzled at why you believe your evident empathy toward, say, the Amish >>
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Replying to @ProducerMcD @mtracey
farmers in your piece is not what Clinton is referring to when she says to "empathize with" some Trump supporters. Seems relevant.
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