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Donald Trump¹ won white, working-class voters by a bigger margin² than any Republican presidential candidate in modern history. Cultural and economic grievances⁴ were a big part of that. A new survey by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health also suggests that Americans from all walks of life, across racial and ethnic⁵ lines feel discrimination exists against their particular group. NPR lead political editor Domenico Montanaro has more on the findings and how they affect our political landscape, and he's here with me.

Good morning, Domenico.

DOMENICO MONTANARO, BYLINE⁶: Hi, Mary Louise.

KELLY: So we are coming up on the anniversary of Trump's election this week, and his campaign rode high on this idea of the forgotten man, the forgotten woman. Just to remind people, let me play a little bit of Trump. This is from his election night victory speech.

(SOUNDBITE OF SPEECH)

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Every single American will have the opportunity to realize his or her fullest potential. The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer.

(APPLAUSE)

KELLY: OK, so Domenico, we're hearing the president there tap into this real moment of cultural grievance³, but what does this latest poll actually tell us about why there's such an appetite, why that message resonates?

MONTANARO: Well, the survey conducted for NPR found that 55 percent of whites say they believe discrimination exists against whites generally, but only 19 percent say they personally have experienced discrimination, and that was in applying for jobs. Even fewer said they have personally experienced discrimination when it comes to promotions⁷ or college acceptance or interactions with the police or in housing. There are major political divisions here.

KELLY: OK.

MONTANARO: It's pretty fascinating. Three-quarters of white Republicans say discrimination exists against whites, but when it comes to Democrats⁸, it's less than a third. And there are big splits when it comes to how well-off you are financially, as well.

KELLY: Well, let me stop you there. What are the big splits?

MONTANARO: I mean, across the board, the more money a white person makes, the less they think discrimination against whites exists. Two-thirds of whites - or roughly two-thirds of whites without a college degree and whites who live in rural areas believe discrimination against whites exists. Working-class whites and those who live in rural areas are also most likely to say they've experienced that discrimination personally. Those are exactly the kinds of people who make up Trump's base.

KELLY: What about people from other racial and ethnic groups?

MONTANARO: You know, 92 percent of African-Americans say discrimination against blacks exists in America today. Latinos - 78 percent say so. Native Americans, 75 percent - Asian-Americans, 61 percent - and much higher percentages of nonwhites say they've personally experienced discrimination. Roughly a third of Latinos say they've experienced it when it comes to applying for jobs or getting paid equally or looking for housing.

The situation is worse for African-Americans. Half or more say they've been discriminated⁹ against personally when applying for jobs, getting paid fairly or interacting with the police. And it really does seem today that in America, with majorities across these racial lines saying discrimination exists against their group, we're living, Mary Louise, in something of a golden age of grievance.

KELLY: So you're making distinctions here between people who say discrimination exists and that they have personally experienced - what does all this mean for the political health of our nation going forward?

MONTANARO: Well, you know, it's meant that people have gone much more to their own corners, and it's been growing for a long time. We see it all around. I mean, more people live in neighborhoods where people think and vote and look like them. Facebook curates your news feed, reinforcing, really, whatever your own beliefs are.

You know, what it's going to mean for next year - I'm looking forward to those primaries. Let's see whether or not people wind up going with the candidate who goes to the most extreme or if there's some kind of change.

KELLY: NPR's Domenico Montanaro reporting there on the golden age of grievance we appear to be living through, alas¹⁰. Domenico, thanks.

MONTANARO: You're welcome.

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 margin   

n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘

参考例句：

• We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。

3 grievance   

n.怨愤，气恼，委屈

参考例句：

• He will not easily forget his grievance.他不会轻易忘掉他的委屈。
• He had been nursing a grievance against his boss for months.几个月来他对老板一直心怀不满。

4 grievances   

n.委屈( grievance的名词复数 )；苦衷；不满；牢骚

参考例句：

• The trade union leader spoke about the grievances of the workers. 工会领袖述说工人们的苦情。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• He gave air to his grievances. 他申诉了他的冤情。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

6 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

7 promotions   

促进( promotion的名词复数 )； 提升； 推广； 宣传

参考例句：

• All services or promotions must have an appeal and wide application. 所有服务或促销工作都必须具有吸引力和广泛的适用性。
• He promptly directed the highest promotions and decorations for General MacArthur. 他授予麦克阿瑟将军以最高的官阶和勋奖。

8 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 discriminated   

分别，辨别，区分( discriminate的过去式和过去分词 )； 歧视，有差别地对待

参考例句：

• His great size discriminated him from his followers. 他的宽广身材使他不同于他的部下。
• Should be a person that has second liver virus discriminated against? 一个患有乙肝病毒的人是不是就应该被人歧视？

10 alas   

int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等)

参考例句：

• Alas!The window is broken!哎呀！窗子破了！
• Alas,the truth is less romantic.然而，真理很少带有浪漫色彩。