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Quemado

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1. Anger and fear are
Tue May 8, 2018, 05:44 AM
May 2018

IMO the two emotions that motivated Trump voters.

Some Trump voters were motivated by fear of how America is going to change in the not-so-distant future: less white, more tolerance of same-sex relationships, etc.

Some Trump voters were motivated by anger of what has happened in America: the loss of good-paying jobs, immigration, etc.

I voted for Hillary because I wasn't afraid of how America is changing. I am angry at the loss of good-paying jobs. I am not angry over the immigration issue. I voted for Hillary in part because I was certainly not going to vote for a con artist who promoted hate.

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