Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

WhoIsNumberNone

(7,875 posts)
Sat Jan 2, 2016, 08:42 PM Jan 2016

TYT: Trump Support UNDER-Represented Due To Trump Shame



There are enough Donald Trump supporters around to scare most reasonable people, but it turns out there may be even more than we thought. Many Trump supporters are too embarrassed to admit their choice candidate, and are lying to pollsters. Cenk Uygur, host of the The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.

"Donald Trump has been the runaway leader in the Republican race for several months. Indeed, Trump has led for so long that his popularity, depressing as it is, is no longer shocking. Well, it turns out the polls may be under-representing just how popular Trump is — and that’s truly eye-opening.

People love Trump, ironically enough, because they think he’s honest, authentic. “He speaks him mind,” you often hear from passionate Trumpites. That’s scary because, presumably, the people supporting Trump agree with what he says, even if Trump himself doesn’t believe it. Trump’s language is unapologetically nativist, and so his broad appeal says something unpleasant about our country. The amount of people cheering his message is a rough indication of how amenable to fascism and nativism his conservative supporters are."*

Read more here: http://www.salon.com/2015/12/24/even_donald_trumps_supporters_are_ashamed_of_him_many_backers_too_embarrassed_to_admit_it_to_pollsters/
1 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
TYT: Trump Support UNDER-Represented Due To Trump Shame (Original Post) WhoIsNumberNone Jan 2016 OP
I'm seeing that here at my store. They sort of look around to Purveyor Jan 2016 #1
 

Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
1. I'm seeing that here at my store. They sort of look around to
Sat Jan 2, 2016, 08:46 PM
Jan 2016

see if somebody is within hearing range and then whisper how they kind of like Trump as they are sick of the politics as usual.

I advice them to take a close look at Bernie Sanders.

Latest Discussions»Retired Forums»Video & Multimedia»TYT: Trump Support UNDER-...