2016 Postmortem

FBaggins

(28,010 posts)

4. Sorry. That lacks key data points

Mon Dec 5, 2016, 03:17 PM

Dec 2016

Clinton won among those most hurt by the recession, among those individuals who make $50,000 per year or less, among those who said the economy was the most important issue.

How large was Obama's victory among "working-call whites" for whom the economy was the #1 issue in 2008?

4) The WCW narrative implies that working class POC must not care about economics, because they voted for Clinton in overwhelming numbers.

In the key battleground states... how "overwhelming" was it compared to 2008 (both in terms of turnout and percent support)?

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

10 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Youth, yes. Organized labor, yes. Rural Dem outreach, yes. But enough with the WCW narrative. [View all] Garrett78 Dec 2016 OP

Damn right. Thank you for making this important point! K&R n/t CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2016 #1

From what I can tell, WCW Obama voters stayed home (or were voter suppressed?) forjusticethunders Dec 2016 #2

There can be no doubt Clinton has been victimized by decades' worth of hate. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #3

Sorry. That lacks key data points FBaggins Dec 2016 #4

Of course Clinton wasn't as strong a candidate as Obama. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #5

That appears to dodge the question FBaggins Dec 2016 #6

I addressed why that might be (as have others). Read my last post again. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #7

I see you saying that you've addressed it... but I still don't see it. FBaggins Dec 2016 #8

I specifically listed a handful of reasons why Clinton didn't do as well as Obama. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #10

Trick Answer zipplewrath Dec 2016 #9