Hello Flash,
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Flash
I don't disagree with the things you said about Trump, but claiming his supporters are a mixture of rich people and xenophobes is not only is inaccurate but promotes the same kind of hate you accuse him of. The most striking thing about Trump is that he won every category of white voters (including youth) except college educated women.
As far as "rich people," Clinton won those income categories under $50,000 and Trump won every other income group; however, they were all very close. For those over $250,000 it was 48% Trump v. 46% Clinton. For whites without a college degree 60% were in the top half of the income distribution. So, Hillary won the low income and the richer people divided between Trump and Clinton. The wealthy have been shifting from Republican to Democratic for several years. The percentage of money contributed by the wealthiest 400 has become more Democratic and the congressional districts represented by Democrats has a median income of $2,000 higher than Republican districts.
The left's fear of Trump voters is its own type of xenophobia.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.0f5f437c2c31
https://www.vox.com/polyarchy/2016/6...-wealthy-party
Trump would not be President if it were not for his xenophobic dog-whistle calls. Hatred is an emotional motivator. Trump used pure hatred, not detailed policy proposals, to motivate uninformed voters. And still the turn-out was low because of general disgust at both 2016 candidates. Trump barely won, squeaked by in a surge of putrid disgust and callous insensitivity. Many Trump voters were drawn to his hateful rejection of political correctness, which is nothing more than a rejection of domestic tranquility and the very words of our Constitution.
Trump is a divider, not a uniter. America is more divided under his presidency than it was under Obama.
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