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Re:Some in Silicon Valley wonder if Facebook has grown too i... by hackuser on Thursday November 10, 2016 @11:39AM (#12921909)
> Voters didn't vote for Trump because ... they voted for him out of ...

I'd like to propose a rule on HN, Don't make claims about issues like this without a serious factual basis. We have more than enough speculation already; more is just spam.

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Re:Some in Silicon Valley wonder if Facebook has grown too i... by onewaystreet on Thursday November 10, 2016 @11:57AM (#12922035)
There will be deeper analysis done in the months to come as more data is gathered but it's clear from the initial data that economic anxiety did play a role in the election outcome:

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/trump-was-stronger-where...

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