[lbo-talk] Trump's mythical appeal to the white working class

Marv Gandall marvgand2 at gmail.com
Fri May 27 09:24:47 PDT 2016


More evidence that the white industrial working class in the midwestern states doesn’t conform to the xenophobic pro-Trump caricature projected by the mainstream media. Some interesting results from the survey not reported in the the Bloomberg article linked to below:

While Clinton was favoured over Trump, Bernie Sanders had the highest approval ratings of any politician; 45% would consider voting for a third party; more of those polled identified themselves as “conservative” than “liberal”; the overwhelming majority of respondents live in suburbs, small towns, and rural areas rather than the more heterogenous cities.

A cautionary note for Sanders’ supporters, however: A sizeable majority said “what a candidate did or said years ago was important” in making their choice. Sanders’ past support for the Sandinistas and other radical causes has not come under sustained attack as it would in the highly unlikely event he were to run for President, either as an independent or as the Democratic nominee.

http://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-05-26/trump-can-t-get-past-the-door-in-rust-belt-homes



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