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Thursday, February 25, 2016

'Older, Whiter, Poorer, Less Conservative, Less-Well Educated'

Guardian UK: 'I won everything': just who are Donald Trump's supporters? The Republican frontrunner has bragged about picking up support in nearly every demographic – and he’s not far off base. Now Trump supporters could reshape the country’s political map
“He (Obama) destroyed America,” she said.

"...I believe Trump is the only one who will serve the American people.”

Analysis of recent polling and elections survey data indicates that while his base his broad, its members tend, overall, to be older, whiter, poorer, less conservative, less-well educated and, going by past voting records, less likely to turn out than supporters of rival candidates. Many have spent their lives on the fringes of politics.

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