It's funny how the mainstream media keeps trying to make it appear as if only uneducated whites are planning to vote for Trump ---
On Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 5:25:17 PM UTC-5, Perplexed wrote: > > > Same here Keith. And people that I know in multiple states who are > college-educated are saying the same thing about their circles of friends. > > It's funny how the mainstream media keeps trying to make it appear as if > only uneducated whites are planning to vote for Trump. They seem to have > "forgotten" that Obama carried high school dropouts by a huge margin, and > Hillary will no doubt do the same. > > On Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 5:40:28 PM UTC-4, KeithInTampa wrote: >> >> 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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