The Untouchables vs. The Deplorables

[endicom]

American Greatness
Julie Kelly
Aug. 18, 2018

One reason Donald Trump won the presidency is that Americans are tired of being ignored by the ruling political class.

A poll taken several months before the election revealed that neglected voters overwhelmingly favored Donald Trump above any other candidate: “Voters who agreed with the statement ‘people like me don’t have any say about what the government does’ were 86.5 percent more likely to prefer Trump. This feeling of powerlessness and voicelessness was a much better predictor of Trump support than age, race, college attainment, [or] income,” wrote Derek Thompson at The Atlantic.

This is the Trump appeal that the ruling political class refused—and still refuses—to acknowledge. It is why Republicans were willing to overlook his personal peccadillos, and why voters in 206 counties who twice chose Barack Obama helped elect Donald Trump. It is why rural moms, union toughs, small business owners, and soybean farmers fill steamy Midwestern assembly halls during summer’s peak to rally around a thrice-married, brash, egotistical Manhattan billionaire who is the working class’s most unlikely champion. It is why Republican candidates across the country are bragging about their Trump-BFF status in tight primary races.

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[Bigun]

“Voters who agreed with the statement ‘people like me don’t have any say about what the government does’ were 86.5 percent more likely to prefer Trump. This feeling of powerlessness and voicelessness was a much better predictor of Trump support than age, race, college attainment, [or] income,”

Only thing that bothers me is that they had to do a poll to figure it out.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Excellent article @endicom   Thanks for posting it!

[endicom]

Excellent article @endicom   Thanks for posting it!

It seems that people like Julie Kelly (who?) get it while establish names don't.

[truth_seeker]

It seems that people like Julie Kelly (who?) get it while establish names don't.

Yeah. Bill Kristol and George Will, and their fave candidates still look down upon Trump voters.

We got some members here, like them. They tell you from one side of their mouths, they are "conservatives," but they side with (progressive/liberal/democrat) media, university, city, big government, big business, open borders, and anti -America international interests most of the time. 

[endicom]

Yeah. Bill Kristol and George Will, and their fave candidates still look down upon Trump voters.

We got some members here, like them. They tell you from one side of their mouths, they are "conservatives," but they side with (progressive/liberal/democrat) media, university, city, big government, big business, open borders, and anti -America international interests most of the time.

It's easy to play Captain Conservative, or Captain Whatever, about pie-in-the-sky, highly principled things that aren't going to happen. You could do similar. You could join a socialist forum and pretend to be the most socialist socialist evah. Why not when the policies you advocate are ridiculously remote?

But then you get to what is happening and the highly principled become negative with the claim that what is happening is not principled.

Ain't that neat?

[sneakypete]

Only thing that bothers me is that they had to do a poll to figure it out.

@Bigun

I'm surprised they didn't just throw the poll in the trash because it didn't agree with their pre-conceived notions.

[Fishrrman]

The author begins:
"One reason Donald Trump won the presidency is that Americans are tired of being ignored by the ruling political class."

Let's just hope that these same sentiments motivate enough on our side to get to the polls this November and prevent a democrat-communist takeover of the House.

A direct question:
Will YOU be voting for the Republican candidate for the House?

If not, stop complainin'.

I WILL vote for the Republican, but in my district (CT 5) he or she will certainly lose.
This is the district with that black gal running, who's touted to make history as the first black female Rep from Connecticut. Oh, well...

[Night Hides Not]

The author begins:
"One reason Donald Trump won the presidency is that Americans are tired of being ignored by the ruling political class."

Let's just hope that these same sentiments motivate enough on our side to get to the polls this November and prevent a democrat-communist takeover of the House.

A direct question:
Will YOU be voting for the Republican candidate for the House?

If not, stop complainin'.

I WILL vote for the Republican, but in my district (CT 5) he or she will certainly lose.
This is the district with that black gal running, who's touted to make history as the first black female Rep from Connecticut. Oh, well...

I will vote for the most conservative candidate for the office, such as my State Rep. Matt Rinaldi.

My Congressman, Kenny Marchant has done nothing to deserve my vote, and it's been that way for at least 3 terms. He's a Paul Ryan butt boy, so why should I vote for him...he could probably be persuaded to vote for impeachment.