Are all Trump supporters rednecks?

[Anonymous]

It seems that most are, at least 90% of them.

Yes they all are

Not all , but most are

No they aren't

[nightdrot]

Mr. Trump's base was - and still is - lower middle class blue collar workers. These being disproportionately located in the upper Midwest and east. Specifically in the factory and mining communities of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

This had once been the very heart and soul of the Democratic party coalition since the 1930s New Deal. Mrs. Clinton in 2016 assumed that they remained in her camp, did not therefore, campaign hard for them - and lost them. In that sense it being less a Trump victory than a Clinton loss.

To be sure, this demographic remains ardent in its support of Mr. Trump. His brand of populism appealed to its sense of grievance and distrust of traditional political establishments. Such distrust born of the fact that as the economy has been transitioning from a manufacturing/extractions base to a service/high tech base, there has been less and less need for the skills of the old blue collar working class. The net result being that they have suffered disproportionately measured in economic terms.

However, they are also a wasting asset. Shrinking in absolute numbers by about 2% every four years since the 1990s. Thus over time meaning less and less to overall electoral outcomes - which is, in part, why the Democratic party has abandoned them. The Democrats slowly but surely becoming the party of the well to do, big business, the suburbs, the young and college educated, etc.

The difference between 2016 and 2020 being that minority voters and younger voters turned out in higher numbers than the norm. Driven in part by Mr. Trump's abrasive personality. It having been Mr. Trump's conspicuous failure to, unlike for example Ronald Reagan, build a more enduring coalition beyond his base vote.

Thus, the peculiar situation that in 2020, both the winner and the loser had a larger number of voters in absolute numbers than any two presidential candidates in history. Albeit that is somewhat less impressive when allowing for overall population increase over time. They both got more voters, in part, because there were more voters overall. The population having been larger than in any point in history up to now.

Beyond that, Mr. Trump's political coattails have been largely non-existent. When Mr. Trump won the White House in 2016, the Republican party had already controlled the House and Senate for 6 years. Yet two years later the GOP lost the House, and two years after that - thanks in part to Mr. Trump's not especially strong attachment to his own party - they lost the Senate. Not to mention Mr. Trump being himself that historical rarity, a one term President. (Americans typically granting their Presidents two terms ever since the passage of the 22nd Amendment placed a two term limit on Presidents.)

Indeed, Mr. Trump remains a problematic figure. He cost the GOP the Senate because during the Georgia Senate run-off elections he chose to side with the Democrat Speaker of the House, Mrs. Pelosi, at the expense of the then Senate Majority Leader, Mr. McConnell on the COVID relief bill. This depressing GOP turnout and costing them the election.

Suffice to say, it is a much more complicated picture than a case of Trump supporters being "rednecks." Indeed, if anything, it may be best to recall that there was a name for Trump supporters prior to Mr. Trump's entrance into politics. They called them Democrats.

It's a funny old world.

[Googlemyahoo]

You should watch the documentary Get Me Roger Stone. You’ll see how he influenced Trump to focus on predominantly ultra nationalist conservatives. He doesn’t actually care about them.

MAGA was a slogan Roger Stone created for Ronald Reagan. Americans are historically and geographically mentally handicapped.

[Asker]

Thanks, I'll watch it

[Aerissa_Jade]

Not possible, there simply isn't even rednecks a term meaning farmers who neck gets red from working outside to elect a president. That means logically there is plenty of non red necks that support him.

I never personally supported Trump as he is a asshole, but his policies were great, I supported them. Didn't listen to a word that he or any politician says as Obama spoke and every thing he said was a lie, so did Trump and same with Biden. Best to mute them, and look at actions over words.

[exitseven]

very astute

[supercutebutt]

No. But they are all battling deep, psychological issues.

Why do all my friends tell me I'm in a cult?

[hahahmm]

1. No. 2. Redneck actually means someone who got a redneck working in the sun like farmers. Hunters. Doesn't actually have anything to do with how you treat other people which those who use it as a negative term mean. Funny how liberals get upset if somebody says working a minimum wage job in fast food over age 25-30 is for losers but they want to talk crap about people who work long hours in the sun for a living.

[Asker]

Working in at a fast food restaurant doing an honest job doesn't make you a loser. Supporting a racist, sexist, criminal who should have been in jail many times over, does make you a loser.

[hahahmm]

Working in fast food and whining about the pay does make you a loser. Not building a career and then expecting the government to rescue you and increase your pay because you were too lazy or stupid to do better, does make you a loser. A loser with a job. But still a loser.

[Asker]

Most people who work In those sorts of jobs, are immigrants or black people who are the less privileged people in society. These people weren't spoon fed like Trump or a lot of others.

[MelvinGeek]

Donald Trump isn't a racist.
Sexist? Probably... but people have given stupid examples of "sexism."
Criminal? Most likely. What politician isn't at this point.

[hahahmm]

@asker you wrote: "Most people who work In those sorts of jobs, are immigrants or black people who are the less privileged people in society." I just googled what you claimed... Facts say: "The average age of an employed fast food worker is 24 years old. The most common ethnicity of fast food workers is White (62.5%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (18.9%) and Asian (7.6%)". You are full of sheeeet. You're running around 100% on emotions, deep in your feelings and lashing out at anybody who triggers you. Think more. Talk less.

[MCheetah]

I think it's ironic how the left insults people and calls them names more than anyone - redneck, hillbilly, incel, racist, bigot, sexist, misogynist, white nationalist, Nazi, "Trump supporter", alt-right, fascists, criminals, rapists, etc - yet also whines the most about politically correct language, calling people names, misgendering, and discrimination based on race, gender, sexuality, etc. Hmmm... It's almost like everything they say is pure projection, isn't it? Nah, that can't be it!

As for who's a loser and who's not? Well, spending all your time and energy hating someone you've never met, who has never personally negatively affected your life in any way, shape, or form, and having that person live rent-free in your head to the point people hate you more than him because YOU'RE clearly the bigger asshole here and the one people REALLY hate due to your paranoia and unjustified seething hatred, rather than the politician, 100% makes you the one in question, the loser here. The Biggest Loser, in fact.

[Asker]

Those stats will include part time college students etc. Out of the full time older workers and people who do full time low paying jobs, they will most likely be immigrants or black people.

[hahahmm]

@MCheetah Yup... they project a lot. Had a relative recently tell me that she thinks Trump is trying to make the U. S. a communist country. I laughed.

[MCheetah]

@hahahmm
Projection is the number one thing a Progressive does. Nobody is more racist and sexism than them, nobody is more of a psychopath who should be in jail than they are, and nobody is more embarrassing to the rest of the world than these people.

[hahahmm]

@MelvinGeek @mcheetah And I don't think Trump is perfect but... he proved he's a lot better for the country than others, if you believe in trying to stop/slow down the decline of the country. Liberal ideology will destroy the country unless stopped. If it's not all ready too late.

[MCheetah]

@Asker
Hey genius... How the fuck can an immigrant (most likely an illegal one) work at fast food when they can't even speak English? And assuming they entered the US legally, they'd more than likely have a better education than the Americans around them. But way to show off your unintentional racism, ignorance, and dumbfuckery by assuming most immigrants are impoverished and uneducated to the point most of them are working fast food (which isn't even true).

And you're 35 saying this stupid shit. Good god you people are a disgrace.

[Asker]

@MCheetah Hey MCheetah, you fat Virgin. You've obviously never been to California.

[MCheetah]

@Asker
No shit I've never been to California, nor would I ever want to, you fucking 35 year old soy manchild. Imagine being this limp-dicked, you'd say "you've never been to California" as if it's a good thing. Either way, your logic is fucking idiotic and dead wrong, and you don't speak for all illegal immigrants in California.

[hahahmm]

@MCheetah See him dodge facts left & right tho. lmao.

[Rangers]

You say redneck as if being one is a bad thing, rednecks are awesome, you city dwellers suck. All you do is smoke weed, spread propaganda on Twitter, collect welfare and break the law then play the victim when you get arrested!

[Avicenna]

It's funny that when these people were voting for Democrats, they weren't "deplorables", "rednecks" or whatever caricature the Democrats use these days. But the Democrats really hate them although they often are skilled tradespeople or do other useful work that keeps the economy and society running.

The equivalent on the Democratic side would be asking if all Democrats are BLM/Antifa thugs or crazy activists for far-left causes.

[Changiis07]

Nope I'm a hispanic woman. I was once Democrat glad I changed

[Anonymous]

You don't feel idiotic calling half the voting public ill conceived names because you don't like what one man stands for?

It's not even your fault. This kind of nonsense has spread from the top down. How immoral and disappointing this current rash of politicians are, seemingly in every Western country.

[Anonymous]

Looks like the majority thinks you are full of it. Supporting a conservative agenda doesn't mean you are a redneck; name calling is just another leftist ploy to shame young people into becoming leftists so they won't be called names. Way to go, Brandon!

[katiesmuff]

I voted B which I think represents his following pretty close.

[NamerOfStars]

That would require a healthy majority of the country to be rednecks; recall that he WAS elected President once.

You really ought to sit down and TALK with some of these people; someone disagreeing with you doesn't make them a monster.

[OddBeMe]

Jan 6 actually showed us. Theyre middle class lawyers, realtors etc. The hardcore Q anon, die hards are prob educated.

Read up on cults. Waco, Heavens Gate…all filled with egg heads who were brainwashed.

[exitseven]

Over 90% of small business owners are Trump supporters. They are the best and the brightest in America today.

[MountAverage]

There's two main categories of Trumpists: Extremely unintelligent people and extremely selfish people (more often than not these two overlap). Make of that what you will in terms of rednecks.

[Anonymous]

No, that's just the image that the left leaning media has portrayed. Some of the most successful businessmen I know are Trump supporters because his policies were much more business friendly than leftie policies, and they hate seeing what leftie policies are doing to the US.

[TroyDT]

Not a fan of the guy, but the repeated absurd claims against him and his supporters will probably get him elected in 2024.

[Asker]

He will be in jail by then lol.

[MCheetah]

Maybe. Are all leftists miserable childless losers who'll die alone because they're the most negative, bitter, and hateful people on Earth? If Trump is an "orange Cheeto" then the answer to that question is 100% yes.

[legalboxers]

Yes they are.. EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM. T-Shirt PROVES IT

[Dargil]

Another inane, ignorant post.
Are all Democrats advocates of mass murder?

[Anonymous]

Not all of them. They definitely are stupid and don't do their own research.

Most republicans are fine, but the Trump supporters are crazy man.

[FunkyMonkee]

No, but ALL Biden supporters are INCREDIBLE IDIOTS that could learn a LOT from red necks!! Things like, how to spell, count, think for yourself, etc..

[KostasKouvalis]

All rednecks are Trump supporters, but not all Trump supporters are rednecks

[JamesDiaz11]

No, many are suburban whites, and a large number of Cubans.