GOP 'unnerved' by Trump's racism, but not for the right reasons

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GOP 'unnerved' by Trump's racism, but not for the right reasons
Republicans are concerned about Trump's racism, not for its moral or societal implications, but because it might interfere with the GOP's quest for power.
July 7, 2020, 9:20 AM EDT
By Steve Benen

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Many Americans have come to expect a degree of routine racism from the incumbent president, but recently, Trump has abandoned any sense of subtlety, making what was implicit far more overt.

And according to a Washington Post report, it's making some Republicans nervous.

President Trump’s unyielding push to preserve Confederate symbols and the legacy of white domination, crystallized by his harsh denunciation of the racial justice movement Friday night at Mount Rushmore, has unnerved Republicans who have long enabled him but now fear losing power and forever associating their party with his racial animus.

Motivations are relevant in a situation like this. On the one hand, we see GOP officials who are increasingly "unnerved" by Trump's racism, but on the other, we see their concern rooted not in the president's reprehensible beliefs, but in their affects on the party's electoral prospects.

Indeed, the article was explicit on this point, adding that on Capitol Hill, some Republicans -- who, naturally, aren't prepared to speak on the record -- are concerned that "Trump’s fixation on racial and other cultural issues leaves their party running against the currents of change. Coupled with the coronavirus pandemic and related economic crisis, these Republicans fear he is not only seriously impairing his reelection chances but also jeopardizing the GOP Senate majority and its strength in the House."

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https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/gop-unnerved-trump-s-racism-not-right-reasons-n1233056

[Faux pas]

1. I call all of them

the inhumanes

[lagomorph777]

2. The despicable disposable deplorables

[Faux pas]

3. Lol

Us or them? Being facetious of course

[guillaumeb]

4. The GOP generally prefers to use dog whistle language,

and be more subtle in their racial appeals.