11-23-2016, 05:01 PM
(11-23-2016, 03:38 PM)Dill Wrote: I agree the baseless Benghazi "investigation" was part of what turned the election against the most competent candidate.
But I think your last statement needs some qualification. The economy plays a major role in all elections, including this one.
But there is not an either/or here regarding the economy and social issues. Social issues, like those driven by race and gender, are rarely if ever separate from the economy. Anxieties about employment and falling wages make people ripe for manipulation and scapegoating arguments. "Whitelash" is all about the economy, even though its public manifestation is people tired of "political correctness" when it appears to benefit other groups.
You are correct social issues and the economy are not completely seperate. The 538 link I posted discussed how they affected each other during the election, but to explain it was way beyond the scope of my post.
