So no, Trump didn't get elected because people desperate for a job were willing to overlook his hate.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/11/08/us/politics/e...
Check out the swings in the race section. If there hadn't been a massive swing towards him from blacks and hispanics, he might not have won.
And despite that Hillary still won the popular vote by 3 million votes. She did pretty well across the board and in an election as close as this one almost any single thing could have flipped the outcome.
> There is no way Hillary or any other democratic candidate could match that.
So, black people vote for a "charismatic" candidate, but when they are left with a mediocre candidate and a candidate that (as is argued) hates them, they decide "Hey, the guy that hates me is better than someone who isn't so charismatic"?
Just look at the graphs here:
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/11/09/behind-trump...
White people elected Trump, minorities rejected him. Fact.
Not necessarily if they also viewed Clinton far less favorably than Obama; support of one party by any group in one election vs. another isn't a sign of absolute support for that party's candidate, it's a sign of relative support of that candidate compared to the alternative.
Tell that to Asian Americans:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_groups_in_the_U...
Do you want the possibility of a job? Does it matter if your disadvantaged, Muslim, first-generation American friend - or his/her parents - gets the shaft so that you can have a happy home and a job?
Does having a job mean that I have to be careful not to be out in the sun because then I look arab? With good reason, too - my grandmother was first generation american. Her parents were from Syria.
Does having a job mean that my bi-racial niece and nephew have to deal with alt-right led government?
Does it mean that I have to hide the fact that I'm bisexual?
It isn't enough that I have food and shelter. I want others to have the same, otherwise, I'm simply sharing and having less on whatever paltry sum the overlords will pay out. It isn't like there is a real social safety net to rely on.
This could be quite interesting. I'm sure I have picked up on some of this now -I'm an immigrant. My spouse knows all this stuff about me, and I was able to let go of some of the familial baggage. It is really freeing, at least for me.
But I don't know if that would be the case other places. I'm in Norway, and the culture tends to be (publicly) accepting of folks and treating folks as equals. Obviously this has its limits and there are some downsides. Discrimination and racism persist nonetheless. The king, though, puts out inclusive statements and it makes me feel better about being here. I'd love to know if such things were the norm or not - and I'd love to see that data.
I realize that the democratic candidate was less than ideal.
I believe you are operating on a higher level of the Maslow hierarchy of needs than many people if your primary concern is about equality, and not about food, shelter, and a job.