No. I have six FB friends that like his page though. Five are college acquaintances and one is my next door neighbor. :/ She's never said anything IRL though.
I liked his page & am on his email list. I wanted to snag as many "free" tickets to the rally in town as I could to block his actual supporters from being able to attend. I'm always startled when I get an email from his campaign.
Post by cincodemayo on May 6, 2016 13:11:01 GMT -5
Yep, just found out two of my best friends husbands both want to vote Trump. The one was raving that its so refreshing to have a candidate that doesn't care about political correctness. I do think my friend will vote for him too.
Post by oregonpachey on May 6, 2016 13:16:14 GMT -5
Some of my husband's cousins and the like. I have them hidden from my FB feed. These are also the people that believe the earth is flat and that spanking is totes cool.
Post by timorousbeastie on May 6, 2016 13:21:41 GMT -5
I have one friend that is an open Trump supporter. It surprises me, too, as she is an otherwise intelligent, open-minded woman. She's also the type who, if a man were to ever speak to her the way Trump speaks about women, would bash the guy's head in (and rightfully so). So I really don't get why she supports Trump.
I don't know anyone who wanted him to win the nomination but I have one or two in my Facebook feed who are preaching that not voting for him is essentially voting for Hillary. I've seen more republicans say they aren't voting at all because they just cannot vote for him or Hillary.
Post by statlerwaldorf on May 6, 2016 13:45:35 GMT -5
My boss. She's a single mom of 4. She likes that he tells it like it is and thinks if he is elected it will somehow lead to her getting a better paying job. I try not to engage.
Post by chickadee77 on May 6, 2016 14:30:55 GMT -5
I'm actually super curious to see what happens with most of my family. They have all been very vocally pro-Cruz and anti-Trump. My guess is they'll vote for Trump, but won't advertise it or be pleased about it. Kind of an interesting social experiment.
I have a few coworkers who do. I live in a very conservative city and used to see cars with Carson bumper stickers all the time. Now I'm seeing more Trump stickers.
I know lots. I also know lots that support HRC, lots that support Sanders, and lots that support Gary Johnson (my personal pick). I would think it was weird if everyone I knew all shared the exact same viewpoints.
Even the racists in my extended family are sooooo afraid of embarassing themselves, they would never admit to voting for ANYONE. I actually think they DON'T vote which is better really.
My aunt and uncle posted pictures from a Trump rally a while ago - before things got REALLY crazy, and everyone thought he was still kind of a joke. I don't have it in me to ask if they actually support him, or if they were just going to see what all the fuss was about.
I could see it...he's an older white guy living in a small town where one by one, all of his manufacturing jobs have packed up and shipped overseas. He probably feels like "the Mexicans" are "stealing jobs". He's not well educated. He goes to kind of a weird church, too. So I guess I'd be disappointed, but not shocked if he did.
I know one for sure. He posts things a lot and I thought he was joking but he's either super committed to the joke or he's serious.. I have a few other FB friends that occasionally like things that pop up on my feed that are probably also supporters but they're quiet about it!
Post by imojoebunny on May 6, 2016 16:24:11 GMT -5
I know one of his campaign managers. I even like her. She is also a politician, who lost a recent election, so I think this is a career move for her. She is very bright, hard working, and accomplished, so the only reason I can see for her to do this is to move her career forward and support her family. I cannot imagine that she appreciated the #womancard BS, and she is not racist, so I see no other possible reason why she would do this.
Post by MixedBerryJam on May 6, 2016 16:42:36 GMT -5
Some acquaintances. I was at a party shortly after our primary (which Trump won) and I mentioned to someone else that this fact embarrassed me. He chimed in with all the pro- drivel (He's a businessman! He's not a politician!") and he sounded so trite I thought he was joking. And it might be a single acquaintance because the wife kept nudging him to stfu.
ETA: I have some close friends that might be, but I like the wife too much to ask. They are friends with Trump's most public "fundraiser" in MA, anyway, so I wouldn't be surprised. If they are I don't want to know.
Most of my IRL friends in my hometown are conservative. Only a few voted for trump in the primary and the others told me they hated him. I haven't spoken to them all yet to see what they'll do in the general. On FB it seems they mostly haven't decided yet. I suspect many will hold their nose and vote for him. But DH & I and my family, who always vote R, will for sure vote L or write in/leave blank. I'm the most politically active friend in my circle so I'm on a mission when I get home this summer to convince them all not to vote for trump. I have many acquaintances (well, like 10-ish) who are trump supporters and I had to hide all of them from my feed.
I just checked FB and my SIL liked his page. She's very conservative but I'm not sure if he is who she would have wanted from the republican options or if she's defaulting to him. This SIL chose to move to OK when she had the choice to move anywhere, so she chose the reddest state in the nation.