(March 17, 2017 at 10:35 am)Mister Agenda Wrote: I live in SC, which went for Trump by 10 points. SC is about 28% African American, and it's probably safe to say that 88% of those broke for Clinton; so I live in a state where most likely about 58% of whites voted for Trump. My county broke for Trump in a big way (almost 80% to about 35%), but I'm right outside of a county that went for Clinton (64% to 31%). I socialize in Columbia, which is only five minutes away from my home and is a college town; so despite living in SC, my personal experience is that the white people I run into are more likely to have not voted for Trump (my boss notwithstanding). But if I'm in the city of Lexington, it's reasonable to assume that 80% of the white people I encounter are Trump voters. And they'll probably assume I'm one, too.
NC here, it has flipped in presidential elections but is very red otherwise, although we managed to pull our heads out of our butts and elected a democrat gov. Unfortunately Cooper is having to deal with an obstructionist majority state GOP majority. Morons are still stuck on HB2 and have even attempted to pass laws stripping him of powers.
Democratic party blew it in the rust belt this time. Obama said it right about his Iowa win. Dems cant rely solely on minorities/women/cities and suburbs. We need to expand our map in every state.
We need to vote in every election Nov 17 as well, not just 18 or 19 or 20 but every year, and every local/state election too.
