One of the problems I noticed with the topical political debates on American cable news channels is the lack of nuance in labeling voter constituencies. White voters, Latino voters, women voters, suburban voters, etc., are all frequently discussed as unidimensional and monolithic groups, when in fact the salient aspects of many voters’ identities do not actually reflect the labels that pollsters, analysts, or consultants use to describe them. And this in turn alienates certain people. If you’re a white man living in a trailer, for example, you’re probably going to get angry when you are shown
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