Yes, half of Trump supporters are racist
Yes, half of Trump supporters are racist
- September 12, 2016
- UCI poli sci prof Michael Tesler’s research featured in The Washington Post and The Denver Post, Sept. 12, 2016
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Research by Washington Post pollsters and by University of California, Irvine political scientist Michael Tesler, among others, have found that Trump does best among Americans who express racial animus. Evidence indicates fear that white people are losing ground was the single greatest predictor of support for Trump – more, even, than economic anxiety.
For the full story, please visit https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/clinton-wasnt-wrong-about-the-deplorables-among-trumps-supporters/2016/09/12/93720264-7932-11e6-beac-57a4a412e93a_story.html?utm_term=.231c641ddb37.
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