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In reply to the discussion: Latest polls show too much movement toward Trump from minorities [View all]Azathoth
(4,610 posts)Anecdotally far more than in 2016 or 2020. Non-maga white people trip all over themselves to tell me how much they hate Trump, but other folks have been much more varied in their opinions.
And from everyone I've talked to, there seem to be common threads. They're all careful to separate themselves from the racism cult he leads and acknowledge that he's "probably crazy."
They also all seem to be on similar pages as to why they will vote for him, and invariably it boils down to "high prices are killing us, the economy hasn't recovered as much as they say on TV, and Biden's complely out of touch and doing all the wrong things like letting immigrants flood in to strain our resources so we can't take care of Americans who are already here." And the senility smear has worked subtly, not so much that people think he's actually senile, but as an excuse for them to dismiss him as "not up to the job."
Inflation and illegal immigration are issues resonating in a lot of minority communities, especially after the bussing which has really strained a lot of blue cities. I've even heard this from a person who migrated from South America and came to the US legally under Biden's policies.
I think this may be an election where white middle class liberals find themselves truly out of touch.