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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumOnly 20% of voters are "real" Americans.
That is Trump's enthusiastic base, but he needs to enlarge that if he has any hope of winning in November. Nothing I have seen so far during this convention has indicated that he has any hope of doing that. His party organization is in tatters and won't be able and/or willing to do much to help either. He has lost control of the news cycle during this convention. And let us not forget, he is not raising money.
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/only-20-percent-of-voters-are-real-americans/
If youre one of these real Americans, youre in the majority in almost every respect. Most Americans are white, most are Christian, most dont have college degrees, and most live in the South or Midwest Census Bureau regions. And yet, only about 1 in 5 voters meets all of these descriptions.
If youre one of these real Americans, youre in the majority in almost every respect. Most Americans are white, most are Christian, most dont have college degrees, and most live in the South or Midwest Census Bureau regions. And yet, only about 1 in 5 voters meets all of these descriptions.
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Only 20% of voters are "real" Americans. (Original Post)
wildeyed
Jul 2016
OP
Her Sister
(6,444 posts)1. Convention has been about preaching to the rabid chorus!
tonyt53
(5,737 posts)2. And NOTHING can change their minds. Useless to even discuss it with them.
Her Sister
(6,444 posts)3. Yes, how do you change rabid dogs' minds?
What would a dog whisperer do?
wildeyed
(11,243 posts)4. I ignore them, put time into turning out our base instead.
Seriously. It takes way too long to argue with the nut cases. GOTV is WAY more productive than arguing with unpersuadable voters.