This isn't the title of the article but it's what it boils down to. I liked the analysis of the Left's view on Trump and his supporters as it seemed to hit the nail on the head. But, I think the following succinctly speaks to what those of us who voted for PEOTUS Trump felt and feel:
I cannot speak for 62 million people. But I can speak for a lot, and perhaps most of us, who voted for Donald J. Trump. There was no evil motive underlying our decision to break with the received wisdom from the left's Mt. Olympus and the right's Mt. Parnassus. We didn't vote for him out of hate, raw emotion, senseless rage, self-pity, a delusional self-image, or failure to understand policy. We voted for him because we predicted – correctly! – that a Trump victory would bring about a positive change in our lives.'
Much more @ Articles: Want to Know Why Trump Won? Just Ask His Supporters
And it is followed by another insightful essay about Who Elected Donald Trump. This list seems to make perfect sense to me:
1 thought Obamacare went too far,
2 were natural-born citizens,
3 were Christians,
4 doubted Hillary Clinton's honesty,
5 were white,
6 had an unfavorable opinion of the Democratic Party,
7 were either Republican or independent,
8 were over the age of 40,
9 were male,
10 were veterans,
11 were dissatisfied or angry with the federal government,
12 were concerned about Supreme Court appointments,
13 resided in suburban or rural communities,
14 were married,
15 were most concerned about the ability to bring change, and
16 had an income in excess of $50,000.
Americans lived through a long and intense campaign, novel in many ways. The people recognized the deficiencies of both candidates and chose Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton. Analysis of the exit polling data shows that the choice was made on how the candidates stood on Obamacare and immigration. That is a legitimate choice to have been made. The Republicans won on real issues. That is the true history of the 2016 election.
With much more @ Articles: Who Elected Donald Trump? It Wasn't the Russians
I cannot speak for 62 million people. But I can speak for a lot, and perhaps most of us, who voted for Donald J. Trump. There was no evil motive underlying our decision to break with the received wisdom from the left's Mt. Olympus and the right's Mt. Parnassus. We didn't vote for him out of hate, raw emotion, senseless rage, self-pity, a delusional self-image, or failure to understand policy. We voted for him because we predicted – correctly! – that a Trump victory would bring about a positive change in our lives.'
Much more @ Articles: Want to Know Why Trump Won? Just Ask His Supporters
And it is followed by another insightful essay about Who Elected Donald Trump. This list seems to make perfect sense to me:
1 thought Obamacare went too far,
2 were natural-born citizens,
3 were Christians,
4 doubted Hillary Clinton's honesty,
5 were white,
6 had an unfavorable opinion of the Democratic Party,
7 were either Republican or independent,
8 were over the age of 40,
9 were male,
10 were veterans,
11 were dissatisfied or angry with the federal government,
12 were concerned about Supreme Court appointments,
13 resided in suburban or rural communities,
14 were married,
15 were most concerned about the ability to bring change, and
16 had an income in excess of $50,000.
Americans lived through a long and intense campaign, novel in many ways. The people recognized the deficiencies of both candidates and chose Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton. Analysis of the exit polling data shows that the choice was made on how the candidates stood on Obamacare and immigration. That is a legitimate choice to have been made. The Republicans won on real issues. That is the true history of the 2016 election.
With much more @ Articles: Who Elected Donald Trump? It Wasn't the Russians
