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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDonald Trump's support comes from every Republican ideology but not every class
Donald Trump's support comes from every Republican ideology but not every classBy David LauterContact Reporter at the LA Times
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-donald-trump-support-20151211-story.html
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The divide between the GOP's blue-collar and white-collar wing has shown up repeatedly in polls throughout the election season. It's clearly on display in new findings released Friday by SurveyMonkey, the online polling firm, which has been tracking the electorate since early this summer.
Trump's support varies little by ideology. His backers closely mirror the distribution of very conservative, conservative and moderate voters within Republican ranks, SurveyMonkey's data show.
That's a contrast with some other candidates. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, for example, draws heavily from the party's most conservative faction and does poorly with moderates. Jeb Bush, the former governor of Florida, does well among moderates but poorly among those who call themselves very conservative.
Instead of an ideological division, Trump has taken advantage of the sharp class divide among Republicans. He has consolidated support of the partys blue-collar, non-college-educated wing, while the partys more affluent, college-educated voters remain split among several candidates.
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Donald Trump's support comes from every Republican ideology but not every class (Original Post)
applegrove
Dec 2015
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What happens when the working people of the Republican Party finally wake up?
Renew Deal
Dec 2015
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Renew Deal
(81,859 posts)1. What happens when the working people of the Republican Party finally wake up?
JI7
(89,249 posts)3. they have woken up and trump is giving them what they want
Just as Reagan did with welfare queen .
JI7
(89,249 posts)2. this is pretty well known and what i have been saying
And Trump isn't even trying to claim he is like one of them when it comes to economic situation. He brags about being rich and of his foreign wife.
These are the Reagan democrats.