Saturday, January 30, 2016

Outrage Voters

Writing for RealClearPolitics, David Avella, chairman of GOPAC, makes an amazing claim:
More than one reporter has confided to me that the very same people can be found at rallies for Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders in New Hampshire.
He identifies these as "outrage" voters, whom he characterizes as follows:
This large group of dissatisfied Americans (snip) feel as though their world is falling apart before their very eyes. They evidence a sense of abandonment by institutions and leaders they may never have trusted that much in the first place.

Most, but not all, are white voters, according to the survey data. These individuals strongly feel that who they are and what they believe are under attack. They are told that it is time to understand they are the beneficiaries of “white privilege.” Of course, from where they stand, they see little privilege of any sort.
Avella concludes there are not enough such voters for both Trump and Sanders to win their respective primaries in New Hampshire. When the good folk of NH prove him wrong, I hope we see a "mea culpa" column from Avella.