Wednesday, June 20, 2018

How the Party of Reagan Morphed into the Party of Trump - John Harwood - CNBC

White males moved right. Just watch tonight's Trump rally in Duluth, MN.  When two white guys raised signs in protest he ordered them out, saying go home to Mama.  Entirely white nearly riotous crowd chanting Build that wall!, lock her up, and other proto-fascist favorites. -gwc
How the Party of Reagan Morphed into the Party of Trump - John Harwood - CNBC


  • Since Reagan's presidency, the demographic composition of Republicans and Democrats changed substantially.
  • From 2008 to 2017, Pew found that non-college-educated white voters went from an even split between the two parties to a strong Republican tilt — 56 percent to 37 percent.
  • Trump won the Republican nomination, and then the White House, by capitalizing on those and other changing demographic trends.

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