Reply #4: Hostility toward minorities for one thing

[tularetom]

As a retired government bureaucrat I can tell you that a lot of public employees are unhappy with affirmative action type programs. In many cases they are convinced that they missed out on a promotion or a better job opportunity because the spot was given to a member of a minority group who was (in their mind anyway) less qualified.

Of course they have allowed their emotions to take over from their good sense and this makes them vote against their own economic well being.