2016 Postmortem

TexasTowelie

(116,786 posts) Sun Dec 4, 2016, 02:08 AM Dec 2016

The Dems dilemma: chase Millennials or blue collar voters?

From the industrial Midwest to Colorado’s Pueblo County, the message this year from blue collar voters could not have been clearer: Donald Trump gets it, Democrats don’t.

But at the Democratic National Committee’s executive meeting in Denver on Saturday, a pollster offered an alternate explanation for what happened Nov. 8: blue collar workers didn’t cost Hillary Clinton the election — Millennials did.

“She won the Obama coalition, but she won by smaller margins, due in no small part to young voters casting protest votes,” said Cornell Belcher, president of Brilliant Corners Research and Strategies.

“I would not have thought that we’d have young voters standing in line to cast protest votes. I was wrong.”

Read more: http://www.denverpost.com/2016/12/03/the-dems-dilemma-chase-millennials-or-blue-collar-voters/

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The Dems dilemma: chase Millennials or blue collar voters? (Original Post) TexasTowelie Dec 2016 OP

Millennials on the left who didn't support Clinton don't need to be chased. They'll be running back. BzaDem Dec 2016 #1

Bernie told them not to cast a "protest" vote. Cattledog Dec 2016 #2

the message that was cleared...blue collar workers desired to be lied to...and they will learn beachbum bob Dec 2016 #3

Pursue BOTH. It isn't an "either/or" proposition. For goodness sake, stop this "either/or" SHIT! RBInMaine Dec 2016 #4

Do both. Chew gum and skip at the same time MaeScott Dec 2016 #5

Both of course. Seshat Dec 2016 #6

BzaDem

(11,142 posts)

1. Millennials on the left who didn't support Clinton don't need to be chased. They'll be running back.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Dec 4, 2016, 02:24 AM

Dec 2016

Many took what they had for granted, not having had the experience living under a Republican president and a Republican Congress. They did not have the political maturity to understand what the actual constraints are in our political system.

Trump will fix that problem very quickly.

Cattledog

(6,338 posts)

2. Bernie told them not to cast a "protest" vote.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Dec 4, 2016, 04:02 AM

Dec 2016

They didn't listen to him. Now the whole country will suffer. The elderly, the disabled, the poor, Latinos, African Americans, Muslims,
LGBT, etc. We will have an increase in police activity into our lives and it will last generations. All because they thought Hillary wasn't pure enough.

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

3. the message that was cleared...blue collar workers desired to be lied to...and they will learn

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Dec 4, 2016, 06:11 AM

Dec 2016

their lesson the hard way as will the rest of america in the coming years...not supporting the "lesser" of 2 evils allows real evil to flourish....

RBInMaine

(13,570 posts)

4. Pursue BOTH. It isn't an "either/or" proposition. For goodness sake, stop this "either/or" SHIT!

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Sun Dec 4, 2016, 06:53 AM

Dec 2016

MaeScott

(901 posts)

5. Do both. Chew gum and skip at the same time

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Sun Dec 4, 2016, 06:56 AM

Dec 2016

Time is wasting.

Seshat

(10 posts)

6. Both of course.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Dec 4, 2016, 09:42 AM

Dec 2016

A strong economic message, loudly and clearly stated, free post-secondary education for all and an unwavering commitment to the wellbeing of Americans over the profits of multinational corporations will attract members of both groups.

Add in Creative ideas for transforming our society for a future in which fewer and fewer workers will be needed. An end to the war on drugs and Single payer health insurance.

At the same time do not back down on the right of every citizen to live in safety, security and with hope for a better future regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation or social class.

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