"Let's be honest. This election exposed the ugly under belly of American bigotry and widespread ignorance."  It did, indeed, by being a mirror to some 600 cruisers and millions of like-minded travelers who simply don't get that the country that was so "progressive" as to elect a black man twice could suddenly turn so "crass" and "racist."  Imagine the bubble-headed hubris it takes to say that "most of the so-called "rural" voters were inclined from the very beginning to elect anyone with a Republican label. Look at a county by county mapping of the vote and see the overwhelming crassness of small town voters. I am sickened."  Well, are you, now?  A little too learned, too sophisticated for small town, are you?

Well, I'm no bumpkin, Mr. Evans, and I detest racism.  I also detest Trump.  I voted for him --- as did most of those who voted for him --- as the lesser of two evils.  Want to know why Clinton lost?  Look no farther than the last few lines of your post.