# Trump popularity by electoral college vote

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [December 3, 2017, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-popularity-by-electoral-college-vote/803421 "2017-12-03T00:56:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 12, 2017, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-popularity-by-electoral-college-vote/803421/21 "2017-12-12T01:30:39Z")

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> [@HurricaneDitka](#):
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> Which policies / positions / planks / areas of emphasis of the modern Democratic Party do you think would appeal to them? Which ones would not?

I think Bernie and Elizabeth say a lot of it. But for the angry white man, Bernie is a Northeasterner with a Brooklyn accent. Globalization has hurt the manufacturing worker hard. I think Trump is talking directly to them when he says we’re going to save coal jobs. (which we know is lying, pandering BS)

Populism works. Protectionism sells----or at least taking companies who take jobs overseas to task. I really think Bernie et al is speaking the right things—but it often sounds global or macro. It often sounds like he’s not talking _ **directly** _ to them.

Trump (and I hate that man) spoke directly to industry specific, group specific people. All of the Trump supporters that I’ve spoken to felt he was was taking up for the common man.

I have come to believe that global corporations are as powerful as a group as any nation. They’re not evil. They’re simply self interested. We have the best Congress money can buy.

I think the message is good. But make it personal. Stop talking about the 1%. Start talking about what we can do for them. And because of the way the Electoral college works, a vote in Tulsa is weighted more then Chicago. Steve Bannon (another man I hate) was right when he said he loves the democrats harping about social justice and class politics. He was right about that. (and wrong about everything else)

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