Trump Supporters - who are they?
11.9.16 Today, the day after probably the most contested election ever in American politics (certainly the strangest), feels like a good day to write. There's just so much to feel about the outcome many feared but also felt improbable. Donald Trump? President? Wow. So why did this happen? What is going on in our country that have so many so distraught? Clearly there are those who are so disheartened by politics and politicians they felt that change was necessary and not just simple change but drastically different change. Loud revolutionary kind of change. But I wonder, are all Trump supporters really racist misogynistic xenophobes who can't wait to build a new berlin wall and lynch African Americans? As much as I'd like to believe that's the case, I've come to realize there are many reasons people vote the way they do and it doesn't always line up with my idea of who they are. Yesterday, for the first time, I ...