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When faux news says middle america (Original Post) brettdale Aug 2018 OP
White CHRISTIAN 'merca... GReedDiamond Aug 2018 #1
They specifically mean lapfog_1 Aug 2018 #2
Maybe--but white Trump voters actually have spooky3 Aug 2018 #4
They mean neither C_U_L8R Aug 2018 #3

GReedDiamond

(5,313 posts)
1. White CHRISTIAN 'merca...
Tue Aug 21, 2018, 12:08 AM
Aug 2018

On Edit: I probably should have put " " around the word CHRISTIAN...because I mean the evangelical "prosperity gospel" un-taxed scam artists, end-timers and dominionists who would have no problem with russian style fascist theocracy in the USA.

I'm not referring to real Christians.

lapfog_1

(29,205 posts)
2. They specifically mean
Tue Aug 21, 2018, 12:09 AM
Aug 2018

non coastal rural and uneducated white america... who think they are middle class but who are really borderline poor.

spooky3

(34,458 posts)
4. Maybe--but white Trump voters actually have
Tue Aug 21, 2018, 12:32 AM
Aug 2018

Slightly higher than average incomes, according to several studies.

C_U_L8R

(45,003 posts)
3. They mean neither
Tue Aug 21, 2018, 12:14 AM
Aug 2018

They're talking low information nosepickers who'd sell our country out to Russia so they can get ahead of the 'other' guy.

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