Someone sent me the video of Bernie's hour-long town hall in Wisconsin

[NoGoodNamesLeft]

41. Anyone who thinks Trump won because of racism or sexism needs to step outside their bubble

Not every place in this country is the same. While there are SOME racists/sexists/etc amid Trump's voters it is NOT the majority. There are far too many people on this site who are hell bent on trying to make it all and only about bigotry and it is NOT! Holding firm to that stubborn, inaccurate and divisive attitude is going to lead to ONE outcome and ONE outcome only...LOSS, over and over and over again.

Those small town and rural America voters are HURTING BAD! They have been for a very long time. The majority of these people are NOT racists/sexists. They don't even notice those things because they are too busy just trying to get by. I know and understand this because I have been a rural voter most of my 50+ years. I graduated with a 4.0 GPA from college. I was the valedictorian. I could NOT find a job that would sustain my family so I had to move away to a more urban area. That's how difficult the economic situation is in those areas. Put yourself in the shoes of someone on the verge of being homeless, with hungry kids whose needs they can't meet and there are no jobs to be found. How the hell would you feel if the party that claimed to be champions of the poor and Americans in need never seemed to give two shits about your urgent and critical needs to just survive but would fight tooth and nail for things like legalized weed and marriage equality? No one is saying all those other issues are not important too...only that they should NOT keep coming before the needs of those who need URGENT help just to survive.

To add insult to injury of constantly ignoring the needs of the rural poor...when they vote for someone who seems to be finally listening to them...the same party that has neglected them thinks calling them names and demonizing them is the right course of action. It's ignorant...really, really ignorant.

The Democratic Party LOST these voters and it's high time people accept and own that. Yes, those alt-right morons are racists/sexists/bigots...but that's really only a small percentage of Trump's voters. There are some more who don't have anything against any other group even if they may sometimes unintentionally be insensitive and not see they are doing it. But those people end up getting constantly accused of being something they aren't and being demonized so they stop giving a shit about those groups because they are ANGRY over false accusations.

The Democrat Party tent is not inclusive at all and it's shrinking. Labeling poor white people as racists and bigots is stupid, and in most cases it's wrong. I had always believed the Democratic Party was about giving voice to those who go unheard. Guess I was wrong. No wonder the Democrats are losing middle America....they don't just not understand small town and rural voters...they don't want to understand them.

I don't think I'm going to be able to stay at this site much longer and read this same garbage day in and day out. So tired of the excuses and refusal to take responsibility and recognize the mistakes made.