Some observations

[Cruzcrew]

It seems that Trump won not because of racism but because people are pissed off with the contemporary politically correct culture of the left that talks down on them as deplorables. Trump didn't win solely because people were mad at the Mexicans or the Muslims but because they feel left behind in this country and his drastically different attitude distinguishes him from those typical, seemingly elitist politicians who they feel have screwed them over for decades while simply taking their votes over and over again. People say Hillary lost mostly because of the emails, but the deplorables comment certainly took a toll because it fed into the narrative that Hillary Clinton is another elitist, establishment politician who thinks she's better than them and wants to nag at white people for what others have said for being improper and ultimately, being less than them. The more people keep saying Trump won because of racism, the more they ultimately encourage further Trump support because it seems like 47-48% of the country is sick of the idea that if they prefer this one candidate the left hates that they're dumb, racist, inferior rednecks. I understand why many of you are infuriated about Trump getting elected but if you keep talking down to everyone who is a Trump supporter and assuming every sane person should be like you like many others on the left, you will serve to deepen that support base of Trump. What the left should do, politically speaking, is not keep letting these struggling white working class voters bleed to the Republicans, but prove that they understand their struggle, that they aren't all saved by this idea of white privilege, and show that they aren't their superiors. Show that they can be one of you. Show that the cosmopolitan party has room for those without a college degree. That's what they need to survive in 2018.