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What Do Donald Trump Voters Actually Want?


               
2016 Oct 13, 7:49am   14,137 views  43 comments

by Exleftie   follow (1)  

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/08/donald-trump-voters/401408/

I asked Donald Trump supporters why they believe that the billionaire real-estate developer will treat them any better than the career politicians they mistrust.

The dozens of replies that I received from across the United States make up the largest collection I’ve encountered of Trump supporters setting forth their thinking in their own words. And having read through this non-representative sample, I understand the candidate’s rise better than I did before.

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1   Patrick   @   2016 Oct 13, 8:04am  

I agree with most of those 30 people and their reasoning.

2   FortWayne   @   2016 Oct 13, 8:38am  

I can relate to much of that.

3   Patrick   @   2016 Oct 13, 5:37pm  

Ironman says

rando says

I agree with most of those 30 people and their reasoning.

Which ones are the ones that are closest to yours?

Trump is a Corrective to American Culture’s Pathologies––“The preeminence of political correctness among the culture class indicates a momentous shift away from formerly prominent middle-class cultural values towards something entirely different. Even if Donald Trump were to accomplish little in his presidency, there is a hope that were he president, he could in some way alter that prevailing Washington/media culture, and set a new cultural tone.”

Trump Has Consistently Championed Protectionism––“On the two primary issues as to why I’m supporting Mr. Trump he has remained stunningly consistent.”

Trump is Not Rehearsed––“What you see is what you see, all the cards are on the table.”

Bush Was a Disaster and Obama Felt Like One––“All a president has to do is not to be a completely incompetent moron, do a deal here and there, and make sure the most obvious things get done. It is really, really easy. But we can’t get a candidate through the party system that is not a completely incompetent moron. And no, we don’t think Donald Trump is in it to help us. Or anyone else other than himself. But he has his pride.”

A Bernie Sanders Supporter Who’d Vote Trump Over Clinton––“While he might not deliver on his promises, he would certainly be a bull in the China shop of contemporary American politics, which has long needed destroying and rebuilding.”

Trump Could Make the Speech Police Go Away––“I’m in my early 30s and I grew up in San Francisco in a liberal home. And I have a very difficult time keeping up with all the various appropriate and inappropriate terms used to reference people and their causes.Trump makes brash and uncompromising statements about issues many people feel very passionate about.”

4   marcus   @   2016 Oct 13, 7:01pm  

rando says

Trump is a Corrective to American Culture’s Pathologies

Yes, a bullshit artist who is lying constantly is just what the doctor ordered. It will be such a relief to see his setting an example to all the children and the rest of the world, as to what it means to be an great American.

rando says

I agree with most of those 30 people and their reasoning

I don't. I find, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 20 and 26 all umm,...interesting.

5   Y   @   2016 Oct 13, 7:18pm  

Not to be told blatant lies to our face.

rando says

What Do Donald Trump Voters Actually Want?

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