Warning: You may find this news shocking. As it turns out, Trump supporters are a bunch of small-minded bigots.
Compared to supporters of other Republican candidates in the primary, Trump supporters really dislike many groups in America. For these voters, Trump’s blend of casual racism and muscular nativism is the core of his appeal. …
Trump supporters are more likely than supporters of other Republican candidates to have negative feelings towards feminists, Muslims, Latinos, Gays and Lesbians, and Transgender people. In contrast, Trump supporters have far warmer feelings towards whites than supporters of other candidates.
It’s not just that Trump supporters are biased in terms of race, religion, and gender—they’re more biased than other Republicans. Trump supporters are the best of the best, at being the worst.
If you’re wondering which of these categories Don’s Band of Bigots hates the most? Well, Muslims come in dead last. But the truth is, they hate them all. Blacks, Latinos, gays, lesbians, transgender people, feminists, scientists … they all come in for more hatin’ from Trump followers than from those aligned with other Republican candidates.
They do love white people, though. They give white people the highest marks of any group. Trump supporters also were the most favorable toward the police. The survey didn’t ask what it was the police were doing that earned them such high marks, but based on the other numbers, it’s probably safe to guess.
One possible explanation for the results presented above is that attitudes about race and racial identity are stronger motivations for Trump supporters compared to supporters of other candidates ….
That was your guess too, wasn’t it?