Economic anxiety is not why Trump was elected.

[Confused Democrat]

Most people voted for Trump because they're white and can feel their majority status in this country quickly slipping away from them. More immigrants means less whites, and more people with accents.

Sorry, but that's how I feel.

Deep down, even if they don't want to admit. Most people voted for Trump because they have an irrational distaste for immigrants.

[Confused Democrat]

We have debated this before ...

It's not one issue that got him elected.

Also Hillary Clinton, who referred to his supporters as "deplorables", did an outstanding job at mobilizing his supporters.

they’re not mutually exclusive. it was likely a combination of economic anxiety as well as cultural anxiety. exit polls consistently showed that poor people swung heavily to trump

I believe it was one issue more than any other.

Cultural anxiety was the cake, and everything else was just the icing on top.

[Confused Democrat]

Does this explain the behaviour of the Obama-Trump voters?

Yes, I believe it does.

[Confused Democrat]

Stop.

It's true though.

Literally every interaction I've had with Trump supporters is the same. It's anecdotal, sure, but I've dealt with many, my family is made up of many, and they all seem to be a carbon copy of one another.

They hate immigrants, full stop. They try to play coy by saying they love legal immigrants, but that facade falls apart when they try to interact with someone who can't speak English. I've seen it happen over and over.

[Confused Democrat]

Stop.

It's true though.

Literally every interaction I've had with Trump supporters is the same. It's anecdotal, sure, but I've dealt with many, my family is made up of many, and they all seem to be a carbon copy of one another.

They hate immigrants, full stop. They try to play coy by saying they love legal immigrants, but that facade falls apart when they try to interact with someone who can't speak English. I've seen it happen over and over.

Well I guess that's more of a problem with your racist family members, not so much people who voted for Donald Trump.

That's something you have to take up with them. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I Think you misread my post.

I was referring to many people outside of my family, as well as my family.