LOL! Good! (And "Spot On" Geoffrey!) I am a college educated professional who is supporting Donald Trump, as are most of my friends.
But as is typical, the "In The Tank/Liberal Left" media is attempting to tell a story! On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 5:36 PM, geoffrey theist <[email protected]> wrote: > Old article plain ole but since that Groups has been crapped on the most > by the Clinton bush obama policies at least they recognize who's doing the > crapping. > Trump overwhelmingly leads rivals in support from less educated Americans > > - > > <http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/trump-overwhelmingly-leads-rivals-in-support-from-less-educated-americans/#> > 10069 > - > > <http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/trump-overwhelmingly-leads-rivals-in-support-from-less-educated-americans/#> > - > > <http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/trump-overwhelmingly-leads-rivals-in-support-from-less-educated-americans/#> > - > > <http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/trump-overwhelmingly-leads-rivals-in-support-from-less-educated-americans/#> > - EMAIL > > <http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/trump-overwhelmingly-leads-rivals-in-support-from-less-educated-americans/#> > > BY JENNIFER C. KERR, ASSOCIATED PRESS > <http://www.pbs.org/newshour/author/jennifer-c-kerr-associated-press/> *April > 3, 2016 at 6:52 PM EDT* > [image: Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a > town hall event in Appleton, Wisconsin, March 30, 2016. REUTERS/Mark > Kauzlarich - RTSCWQZ] > > Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a town hall > event in Appleton, Wisconsin, March 30, 2016. Photo by Mark > Kauzlarich/Reuters > > WASHINGTON — It was in Nevada, just about month ago, when Donald Trump > proclaimed his affection for the uneducated. > > “We won with young. We won with old. We won with highly educated. We won > with poorly educated. I love the poorly educated,” the Republican > presidential front-runner boasted after coasting to a decisive victory in > the state’s caucuses. > > He should love them. > > Trump overwhelmingly leads his rivals for support among the less educated, > and draws more modest backing from college graduates and those with > postgraduate study, according to exit polls conducted for the Associated > Press and television networks by Edison Research. > > In an analysis of voters by education in states where exit or entrance > polling is available, nearly half of those with high school diplomas or > less schooling said they supported the billionaire. Just over 40 percent of > those with some college study favored him. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz captured the > next best showing among the two groups, with 27 and 28 percent, > respectively. > RELATED CONTENT > > - 'No more political correctness' for Trump supporters > > <http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/no-more-political-correctness-for-trump-supporters/> > - Why economic anxiety is driving working class voters to ‘Trumpism’ > > <http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/why-economic-anxiety-is-driving-working-class-voters-to-trumpism/> > - Why many voters in Sanders’ old Brooklyn neighborhood are backing > Trump > > <http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/why-many-voters-in-sanders-old-brooklyn-neighborhood-are-backing-trump/> > > What is it about Trump that he attracts such a strong showing among those > who haven’t graduated from college? > > “I think it is incorrect to look at the data and conclude that those > voters are more ignorant,” Katherine Cramer, a political science professor > at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said in an interview. “Instead, > there’s a strong correlation between having a college degree or not, and > your economic situation in life.” > > Cramer explains, “These are folks who have been feeling a real struggle to > make ends meet for decades now and they see a candidate coming along who > says to them, ‘You’re right. You’re not getting your fair share. It sucks. > And I’m going to stand up for you.'” > > “That’s really appealing to people,” Cramer said before Tuesday’s primary > in Wisconsin, where Cruz is leading Trump in polls. > [image: U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz speaks at a > campaign rally in Rothschild, Wisconsin on March 28. Photo by Mark > Kauzlarich/Reuters] > > U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz speaks at a campaign rally > in Rothschild, Wisconsin on March 28. Mark Kauzlarich/Reuters > > Exit polls from most of the primaries and caucuses held to date show Trump > has trailed among voters having a high school degree or less in only one > state where data is available so far. Cruz led in his home state of Texas. > The high school graduate sample size wasn’t large enough in Massachusetts > and Vermont for a solid measure. > > Trump’s state-by-state performance wasn’t nearly as strong among those > with some college or an associate’s degree. > > So far, Trump’s populist pitch to ordinary folks facing economic > uncertainty is resonating, says Michael McDonald, associate professor of > political science at the University of Florida. > > “A lot of people have underestimated Trump because they expect a candidate > to do things in a certain way. And because he breaks the mold on that in > some respects, they miss when he’s making these appeals that speak directly > to the voters,” he said. > > Case in point, says McDonald, was the Republican debate in Manchester, New > Hampshire, in February. > > Trump and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush got into a testy exchange over > their positions on eminent domain, the process by which the government > takes private property for public use. > > Trump drew boos from the audience when he dismissed Bush saying, “Let me > talk, quiet,” and he then told the crowd that the booing was coming from > “donors and special interests” in the audience – pressing his populist, > anti-establishment message. > > Cramer calls it the “politics of resentment,” when a candidate taps into > the economic stress and gives people something concrete to blame. “Trump is > able to direct people’s profound uneasiness with their situation in life at > a target” – the government, trade policies, or a group of people. > > Exit polling shows Trump didn’t track nearly as well with college-educated > voters. > > Across all the states with data available, Trump was supported by 35 > percent of college graduates, sharply off his 47 percent of those with a > high school education or less. Still, in many states Trump has led even > among the college-educated. > > By comparison, support for Cruz hasn’t varied much by education, while > those with postgraduate studies have been more likely than those with less > education to support Ohio Gov. John Kasich. Kasich has led the postgraduate > vote in three states – Michigan, Ohio and Vermont. > > On Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 11:44:18 AM UTC-5, KeithInTampa wrote: >> >> The educated amongst Americans are swarming to the Trump Train! >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 11:27 AM, plainolamerican <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> -- >>> -- >>> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >>> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >>> >>> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >>> * It's active and moderated. 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