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Originally Posted by
thesidedish
"The national survey of 2,505 adults, conducted by the Pew Research Center from June 27 to July 9, found that 47 percent of self-identifying liberals claimed their relationship with a friend would be strained if they found out they supported Donald Trump, while among Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters, the figure is 35 percent.
White or well-educated Democrats find it even tougher, with 40 percent of white Democrats, and 44 percent of college graduates, saying they would also feel strain over a friend’s support for the president.
Meanwhile, right-wingers tend to be far more tolerant of their liberal or Democratic counterparts, with just 13 percent of Republican or Republican leaning voters claiming a friend’s support for Hillary Clinton*would put a strain on their relationship."
SNOWFLAKE MUCH??
rightly or
wrongly, a lot of democrats think trump's a racist (i.e., birtherism, mexicans being rapists and the muslim ban).
i really don't think trump supporters appreciate the ramifications of this.
it's the reason why democrats won't "work" with trump and don't want to associate with his supporters. once you're deemed "racist," there is no working with you. there is no associating with you. people don't want to associate with racists. there is no finding common ground. it's the reason trump never had any chance of working with democrats on anything, ever.
while many of trump's supporters may not be racist themselves, the fact that they are willing to vote for someone who is loved by white supremacists and who may hold racist views is unsettling for a lot of people.