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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump is in trouble, so he's reaching for his ace in the hole: hate
This is a perilous political moment for President Trump, which means that its time to pay a visit to the well of resentment and hatred that got him to the White House.
This week, the president has promoted two stories an imagined oppression of white farmers in South Africa and the murder of an Iowa woman named Mollie Tibbetts that offer a vivid illustration of how he and the entire conservative movement use race-baiting to keep the Republican base in a state of agitation and anger, the better to take the focus away from issues that could weaken the standing of the president and his party.
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The answer lies in the fact that Trump is not an outlier within the GOP. Its not as though he dragged an unwilling party toward the use of race-baiting as a core political tactic. Hes only the most visible manifestation of a strategy that reaches back decades and today is on a constant hair-trigger. Theres a network of conservative media outlets and political figures always on the lookout for ways they can promote hate, fear and resentment among white people. When something like Tibbetts murder happens, they swing into action. Trumps own involvement actually comes only after he has been alerted to the case by this network.
So on Wednesday, the morning of that rally, Axios reported that Former Speaker Newt Gingrich emailed Axios Mike Allen to make sure that wed be covering the Tibbetts story, which was already in heavy rotation on Fox News. Gingrich who is more responsible than any other single figure for Americas slide into vicious, bitter partisanship over the last couple of decades explained that If Mollie Tibbetts is a household name by October, Democrats will be in deep trouble. If we can be blocked by Manafort-Cohen, etc., then GOP could lose [the House] badly.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/08/24/trump-is-in-trouble-so-hes-reaching-for-his-ace-in-the-hole-hate/?utm_term=.f3a7aa746897
This week, the president has promoted two stories an imagined oppression of white farmers in South Africa and the murder of an Iowa woman named Mollie Tibbetts that offer a vivid illustration of how he and the entire conservative movement use race-baiting to keep the Republican base in a state of agitation and anger, the better to take the focus away from issues that could weaken the standing of the president and his party.
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The answer lies in the fact that Trump is not an outlier within the GOP. Its not as though he dragged an unwilling party toward the use of race-baiting as a core political tactic. Hes only the most visible manifestation of a strategy that reaches back decades and today is on a constant hair-trigger. Theres a network of conservative media outlets and political figures always on the lookout for ways they can promote hate, fear and resentment among white people. When something like Tibbetts murder happens, they swing into action. Trumps own involvement actually comes only after he has been alerted to the case by this network.
So on Wednesday, the morning of that rally, Axios reported that Former Speaker Newt Gingrich emailed Axios Mike Allen to make sure that wed be covering the Tibbetts story, which was already in heavy rotation on Fox News. Gingrich who is more responsible than any other single figure for Americas slide into vicious, bitter partisanship over the last couple of decades explained that If Mollie Tibbetts is a household name by October, Democrats will be in deep trouble. If we can be blocked by Manafort-Cohen, etc., then GOP could lose [the House] badly.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/08/24/trump-is-in-trouble-so-hes-reaching-for-his-ace-in-the-hole-hate/?utm_term=.f3a7aa746897
Hate, fear and bigotry. That's the Republican platform.
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Trump is in trouble, so he's reaching for his ace in the hole: hate (Original Post)
Arkansas Granny
Aug 2018
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RockRaven
(14,966 posts)1. He'll try war-mongering too some time between now and the mid-terms
Expect dubious military actions, involving either Iran or a "s--thole country"
nature-lover
(1,469 posts)2. "Winning" in trump-speak is only on a personal level. He doesn't mean us.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)3. Seems like folks that have done business or know him
on a personal level,are saying the same thing. He will lash out at the DOJ and Hispanics this weekend. Hunch is,he goes over the edge and we have a crises situation by this time Sunday.
packman
(16,296 posts)4. I think his "ace" in the hole is fear
Fear has always been good for the Repukes - blacks, Hispanics, aliens, women, hippies, commies, etc., etc. He already has said that Americans would be poorer - economically speaking - if he was impeached. I predict an Iran, maybe North Korea , maybe Russia scare.
superpatriotman
(6,247 posts)5. THiS!:
"If Mollie Tibbetts is a household name by October, Democrats will be in deep trouble" -gingrich
Sick mfer's our 'friends' across the aisle
bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)6. Kick and recommend for visibility of their agenda
struggle4progress
(118,282 posts)7. Trump, in trouble, reaches for his ace-hole
lapfog_1
(29,199 posts)8. "Willie Horton"