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Is Racism & Bigotry still the biggest factor in Presidential Elections? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by BadmanDan@lemmy.world to c/AskUSA@discuss.online
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Just gonna keep this short and to the point.

We all know FDR only went so far with including black people in new deal programs to appease the southern coalition of Dems. He also denied entry for Jewish Refugees and deported many Mexicans during the Great Depression.

Once LBJ passed the Civil Rights Act, Dems essentially lost the South forever.

Nixon pulled federal funding from affordable public housing in black neighborhoods and it strengthened his base.

Reagan blamed the aids epidemic on gay people and was embraced by the country.

Obama had to run on being anti-gay marriage in 08, but ran on being pro-gay marriage in 2012 and lost some support.

Trump spent millions in anti-trans ads. And leaned into the trans panic.

I know social issues aren’t everything, but it seems like that’s the direction America has gone post Civil Rights.

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[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

No, just no.

You are even saying it yourself:

They blame immigrants and DEI hires FOR THIER ECONOMIC WOES.

Their problem is at the end of your own statement.

Reputation leadership has offered up an easily digestible explanation. It's wrong, but it's an explanation.

If deportations weren't being offered as a solution to economic woes (the underlying problem), then for most people who voted R, they wouldn't care about them.

A desire for a solution to their woes are what they want. Bigotry isn't the goal of the voters, it's just a price they're willing to pay.

Strike this in contrast from Republican LEADERSHIP. Bigotry and racism IS their goal, because their goal is to maintain a culture war to avoid class war.