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1 posted on 10/17/2017 12:16:05 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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I suppose analysis isn't a bad thing but this sort of analysis is doomed to failure. Trump gathered a more eclectic group of supporters than anyone in any election in my lifetime. One of my lefty buddies admitted he had to flip a coin between Trump and Jill Stein. Categorize that.

About the only valid commonality among Trump voters is that they voted for Trump. (Don't worry, pollsters, people get paid for tautology in that biz all the time). That being the defining datum doesn't really help us much if what we're really trying to accomplish is understand the demographics within the Republican party, the conservative movement, or just people who were generally pissed off at the temerity of Hillary being a done deal and don't you dare say otherwise. Common among them is a disdain for the establishment media, a resentment at being pushed around by celebrity pundits and backroom movers and shakers, and just simple ornery cantankerousness at being told what they think instead of being asked. Best of luck putting that into neat little boxes.

30 posted on 10/17/2017 12:38:17 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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I fall in the first 34 categories at least to some extent. But I disagree with this categorization. You have to add the I hate Hillary group, which has two parts. There is the I hate Hillary group, always have and always will. And there is the Hillary stole the nomination and sold the country out to big business and the other countries group.


39 posted on 10/17/2017 12:53:23 PM PDT by poinq
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I just want laws equally enforced. Proof that they are would be Hillary Cliton in prison.


47 posted on 10/17/2017 1:00:43 PM PDT by Joe Bfstplk (A Texas Deplorable.)
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5 types?

I’d say there are about 62 million types. And that number continues to increase.


51 posted on 10/17/2017 1:02:41 PM PDT by generally ( Don't be stupid. We have politicians for that.)
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Bkmk


52 posted on 10/17/2017 1:02:46 PM PDT by sauropod (I am His and He is Mine)
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Staunch Conservative here.


62 posted on 10/17/2017 1:15:14 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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This is BS!

They are not counting us RED HEADS!!!

Largest minority in the world and not recognized.

68 posted on 10/17/2017 1:31:08 PM PDT by A Cyrenian (BECAUSE TRUMP SAID TO!)
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I’m the first four.


69 posted on 10/17/2017 1:31:59 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (A person's greatest strength is his greatest weakness.)
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Trump voters: those with some brains and common sense.


71 posted on 10/17/2017 1:42:41 PM PDT by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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Trump voters: those with some brains and common sense.


72 posted on 10/17/2017 1:42:44 PM PDT by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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Not sure I see my “type” on this list.

I voted for Trump because he was the most Conservative candidate who had any chance of beating Hillary Clinton.

I am absolutely a free enterprise capitalist, but I'm not sure Trump is, because building a real estate empire, like Trump did, almost always requires a partnership with local government, and Trump's stimulus package is straight out of futile Left Wing Keynesian economics.

I am a Conservative on self-reliance, gun ownership, law and order, strong military, and Supreme Court judges, but I am a dove on abortion, recreational drugs, and religious faith. Although some people would call me a Libertarian, I have only voted Libertarian a few times, and only for state or local government, when the Republican candidate has no chance of winning (think Seattle and Portland, OR)

I am not anti-elite, possibly because I never think of myself as inferior to other humans, just different, with different skills and passions. Plus, the Internet gives me access to so much expert information, I feel qualified, after sufficient study, to engage anyone in a spirited debate on a broad range subjects.

I am not disengaged, but I do feel politically helpless against America's suicidal immigration policies, which appear to be supported by an unyielding majority of American voters, and also appear to be supported by a very large and very vocal minority at Free Republic.

An America preservationist? After living on the West Coast for 20 years, I no longer feel patriotic. It's impossible for me to feel kinship with so many people who completely reject my political principles. I'm not sure what the endgame is for this issue - but I am more and more sympathetic to the idea of peacefully breaking up the “United” States of America.

73 posted on 10/17/2017 2:01:16 PM PDT by zeestephen
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Read my tagline: I am ultimately unclassifiable, so stop trying.


75 posted on 10/17/2017 2:09:40 PM PDT by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyonse's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
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I pretty much fall into all 5 groups.


76 posted on 10/17/2017 2:15:09 PM PDT by Sam Gamgee
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He forgot about one substantial group; the ABC crowd: Anybody But Clinton.


77 posted on 10/17/2017 2:28:05 PM PDT by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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