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Originally Posted by burn_this_city

Racism doesn't explain why white rural areas voted that for Obama twice flipped to Trump. A great many of us have settled into our echo chamber of righteousness throughout this election and missed the big picture. Trump told the down and out what they wanted to hear. We might believe we know its all bull####, but it worked on those who didn't think they have another option.

yup.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graph...rump-counties/

Of the nearly 700 counties that twice sent Obama to the White House, a stunning one-third flipped to support Trump.

Trump also won 194 of the 207 counties that voted for Obama either in 2008 or 2012.