Introduction Flashcards
main points to talk about in the introduction
convoversial debates and criticisms between trump and hillry which surrounded the come up to the election
controversy surrounding trumps allegations and proposed law changes
who voted for who
- gender, ethnicity, age, SES
- THE DIVIDE
importance of hillary in politics
Trumps proposed law changes
muslim ban
building of a wall at the mexican border
sexual misconduct allegations
trump vs hillary in sexual misconduct
-importance of vote
trump relects a clearly outdated ideology where feminism and equality are becoming much more prevalent in the western world
hillary reflects the breaking of the glass ceiling for women - would have been a major win
define the glass ceiling
wallstreet journal
an invisible barrier which prevents women from attaining top level positions on account of their gender as opposed to their job skills or training
gender divide
pew research centre 2016
only 54% women voted clinton - 44% trump
not substantially diffferent from obama (55%) compared to mitt romney (44%) in 2012
racial divide
CNN exit polls 2016
majority of the black, latino, asian and other minority populations voted for clinton
meanwhile over half the white population voted for trump
female racial divide
pew research centre 2016
4% black women voted trump
52% white women voted trump
*DESPITE SEXIST IDEOLOGY
white women - demographic of trump voters
majority of female trump supporters are 40+y/o income of $50k+ less likely to be a college graduate live in suburban/rural > urban areas/big cities