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factfinder_77

(841 posts)
Wed Sep 28, 2016, 10:47 AM Sep 2016

Poll: Nearly 40 percent of Fucking Trump backers say minorities have too much influence.

Nearly 40 percent of Donald Trump's supporters think minorities have too much influence in society, according to a new poll released Wednesday

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In contrast, the majority of Hillary Clinton supporters think minorities and women don't have enough influence in American society.
The ABC News/Washington Post poll shows 58 percent of Clinton supporters think women have too little influence in society, while only 21 percent of Trump supporters say the same.

And 50 percent of Clinton backers say men have too much influence, while 53 percent say the same about whites.

Among Trump supporters, only 20 percent feel men have too much influence and eight percent say whites have too much influence.

The poll also found divisions based on education level.

About half of college graduates say minorities and women have too little influence — 15 and 12 percentage points more than non-graduates, respectively.

Forty-five percent of college graduates think whites have too much influence, 15 points more than non-graduates.

The poll was conducted Sept. 19-22 among 1,001 adults, including 651 likely voters. The poll has a margin of error of 3.5 points.


http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/298213-clinton-supporters-more-likely-to-think-women-minorities
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Poll: Nearly 40 percent of Fucking Trump backers say minorities have too much influence. (Original Post) factfinder_77 Sep 2016 OP
Deplorable. nt Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2016 #1
No wonder Republicans sharp_stick Sep 2016 #2
Also why the dislike the "liberal media". Caliman73 Sep 2016 #6
Not a lot of surprises there... Wounded Bear Sep 2016 #3
When will a poll ask Trump supporters saltpoint Sep 2016 #4
40% of 30% Cracklin Charlie Sep 2016 #5
I am starting to believe that we are facing the possibilty of an American holocaust GusBob Sep 2016 #7

Caliman73

(11,738 posts)
6. Also why the dislike the "liberal media".
Wed Sep 28, 2016, 11:53 AM
Sep 2016

Education has always been about gathering information in the pursuit of verifiable facts. Being a Liberal or Progressive is also about using information to formulate hypotheses and test them. If they work, we use is, until it no longer works, then we tweak it or change it. Conservatism is typically about resistance to change. Education and information flies in the face of conserving ideas so conservatives (who happen to be the majority of Republicans these days.) have been attempting to corrupt or discredit education for decades.

Wounded Bear

(58,670 posts)
3. Not a lot of surprises there...
Wed Sep 28, 2016, 11:11 AM
Sep 2016

Didn't read the entire article, but the highlighted part is eminently believable.

saltpoint

(50,986 posts)
4. When will a poll ask Trump supporters
Wed Sep 28, 2016, 11:12 AM
Sep 2016

which specific provisions of the law in a Constitutional republic would they suspend in order to remedy the (perceived) imbalance?

GusBob

(7,286 posts)
7. I am starting to believe that we are facing the possibilty of an American holocaust
Wed Sep 28, 2016, 11:54 AM
Sep 2016

This monster gets elected, with his brown shirt supporters....

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