… The graph below shows that Clinton’s average share of the white vote in 2016 has been 10 points lower than it was against Barack Obama in the states that conducted exit polls in both election years. Meanwhile, her support among blacks is 60 points higher.
The dramatic turnaround in Clinton’s black support has already been discussed by a number of commentators. Little has been written, however, about the significant drop-off in Clinton’s white support from 2008 to 2016. CONT.
Michael Tesler (UC Irvine), The Monkey Cage