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He then ends up suggesting the reason they don't like Harris is because she's a woman -

“Because part of it makes me think – and I’m speaking to men directly – part of it makes me think that, well, you just aren’t feeling the idea of having a woman as president, and you’re coming up with other alternatives and other reasons for that.”

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Here's just one source but it shows the Dems' lead over the GOP declining among white college grads between 2016 and 2020. But the Dems' lead over the GOP among all college grads, of any race, increased between those elections.

Sure that's only one source. Maybe there are polls supporting what you say, I dunno. I could be totally wrong with what I'm saying.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Thanks for sharing that source. While it shows a small decline in the Democrats' lead among white college graduates, this is largely a blip compared to broader and longitudinal trends if you extend this further and bring it current. The rise of affluent, college-educated white voters in the Democratic base is well-documented, including in the sources I originally mentioned as well as Brookings, Politico, and Pew itself. This slight decline reflects specific dynamics in the 2020 election, such as a shift in voter focus toward economic issues and populist appeals. Overall, affluent, educated, and suburban whites continue to strengthen their role in the party, confirming the growing influence of white affluence in the Democratic coalition.

It's strange to me that this fact is so upsetting to people. It's not necessarily a bad thing, but it is a well-documented change emerging in the demographic base of democratic support.

Edit: look at non-college-graduate Hispanic support even in this small snapshot. It's pretty wild, and it's something democrats will have to contend with eventually. Ideally once Trump is out of the picture.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Fair enough, I guess there's more than what I know, which is not much.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

Hey, all else aside, I really appreciate you for constructively adding to the conversation and being so humble. In a post that took me a while to research and write that seemingly induced a lot of denialist-downvotes, it is refreshing to at least see someone willing to listen and think about it.