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In reply to the discussion: No, Russia Did Not Cause Black People To .....Whatever We're Being Blamed For, Now [View all]spicysista
(1,663 posts)7. Thanks for the link.
They do really good work at the Kos. I loooove that they made distinctions when talking about religion as a predictive factor in voting patterns.
From the article:
Religion in American Politics is really White Evangelical vs. Not
We use language to describe religion in politics casting those who are religious in broad terms as opposed to those who are not religious. However, these exit polls help to shed light on why we need to be more specific.
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No, Russia Did Not Cause Black People To .....Whatever We're Being Blamed For, Now [View all]
spicysista
Dec 2018
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Yes, and as I posted in another thread we should be more specific when we use the term evangelicals
pecosbob
Dec 2018
#9
Yes, actually it was white Fundamentalists who voted heavily for Trump.
raging moderate
Dec 2018
#26
Thank you. Your post was much less salty than my thoughts when I first saw the original
LoisB
Dec 2018
#4
They need to cut it out with the myth that a dip in turnout by us was due to something other than
Afromania
Dec 2018
#6
what actually happened and even more openly happened in Georgia just last month against a Black
JI7
Dec 2018
#12
I know our own children were persuaded by various information they read and heard in the media.
allgood33
Dec 2018
#19
I agree. We all need to stop blaming each other for Trump becoming President.
Tom Rinaldo
Dec 2018
#25
I hope we can all agree to stop with circular firing squads attacking the most loyal Democratic ....
spicysista
Dec 2018
#27
When con artists swindle people with false assertions, our legal system knows where to fix blame
Tom Rinaldo
Dec 2018
#36
Why couldn't it be both? But for suppressed turnout in Philly and Michigan and possibly
Dream Girl
Dec 2018
#29
I agree & am well aware of the vile actions involved with voter suppression. However, we need to be
Dream Girl
Dec 2018
#44
I don't think the issue here is really blame, but rather susceptibility and targeted status.
better
Dec 2018
#34