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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Tue Aug 16, 2016, 09:30 AM Aug 2016

Clinton not counting on white men

Hillary Clinton’s campaign feels confident it can win the White House even if it doesn’t put a bigger dent in Donald Trump’s core support of white, blue-collar men.

Democrats believe their convention and subsequent two weeks have lifted Clinton’s support among several demographics that were part of President Obama’s successful coalition of black, Hispanic and young voters.

“We're in even better shape than we were before the convention with every Obama coalition demographic,” said one Clinton surrogate. “The proof is in the poll numbers.”
An NBC/ Wall Street Journal poll out last week showed that only one percent of black voters support Trump and revealed that Clinton had a significant lead with non-white voters (69-17 percent), millennials (46-34 percent) and white voters with a college degree (47-40 percent). The only demographic where Trump still holds an edge is with white working class voters who don't have a college degree.

Team Clinton is hardly ceding that group to the GOP nominee.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/291524-clinton-not-counting-on-white-men

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Clinton not counting on white men (Original Post) DonViejo Aug 2016 OP
On behalf of sane white men everywhere... I'm sorry. Curtland1015 Aug 2016 #1
I think this would include blue collar women too the way it is phrased Person 2713 Aug 2016 #3
She can count on this white man liberal N proud Aug 2016 #2
Typical The Hill Clinton story--always finding that black cloud spooky3 Aug 2016 #4
This white man is whith Her.... Wounded Bear Aug 2016 #5

Person 2713

(3,263 posts)
3. I think this would include blue collar women too the way it is phrased
Tue Aug 16, 2016, 09:42 AM
Aug 2016

The only demographic where Trump still holds an edge is with white working class voters who don't have a college degree.
Can't believe this demo is pro trump but the count is only men?
Maybe I am wrong...anyway it's not all

spooky3

(34,458 posts)
4. Typical The Hill Clinton story--always finding that black cloud
Tue Aug 16, 2016, 09:43 AM
Aug 2016

There is no mention of women voters as a key constituency with whom she is doing well. Yes, we know that white working class women without degrees aren't strongly in her camp. But women in general are, and they are a large group.

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