You would think his overt racism would put a dent in Trump's 42% approval

[edhopper]

Until you realize that his overt racism is why he is keeping his 42% approval.

[exboyfil]

1. My mom

Won't vote for Trump, but won't vote for Biden-Harris because we have already had a n----er President, and she doesn't want a n----er woman. My language was not that prudent (racist bi__h comes to mind but I held my tongue).

[CanonRay]

2. That's exactly why it isn't dented.

He hates the same people the 42% hate.

[634-5789]

3. You would think his overt racism would put a dent in Trump's 42% approval. No.

Nope. The people who still support that worthless sack of unknown orange goo are racists, gun nutz, bigots, misogynists, KKK members, White Power advocates and of coulrs, Nazis.

[VWolf]

4. Sad

Never in my life did I believe there were so many racists in this country. I guess I was living in my blue-state bubble.

[3catwoman3]

5. So was I. I truly thought that the election of Barack...

...Obama showed that we were becoming enlightened. Boy, was I wrong.

[Whiskeytide]

9. Part of it is a backlash, I suspect. n/t

[VWolf]

13. Perhaps, but people don't just become racist because of a backlash

I guess it was just buried by many and finally bubbled to the surface when Trump essentially gave the ok

I too thought we had turned a corner with the election of Pres Obama. Boy was I wrong.

[Whiskeytide]

17. I'm not saying the backlash created the racism. It was ...

... always there. I’m a white male living in the Deep South. Anecdotal instances of individual racism had become much less overt from 1990 through 2008. It was considered uncouth. But Obama’s election triggered a change. I bet I heard racial epithets in “polite” conversations more in 2008 alone than I had for the 20 preceding years. I think the license to express that racism arose as a backlash to the election of a black president.

Eight years later Тяцмр poured gasoline on it and it burst into the raging idiocy we see in the cult today.

[VWolf]

20. Indeed n/t

[Midnight Writer]

21. I'd never heard the word n***** used as much as when I went to work the day after Obama won.

People I'd worked with for decades revealed an ugly side of themselves.

[CozyMystery]

6. I think tRump has made racism

okay among his followers. Even, in ReThugVille, politically correct.

I am so glad I am a Democrat, and so are my 4 children. I took delight in answering my R-Husband's phone and answering a biased robo-questionnaire. It was obviously loaded for pro-tRumpers. Had to wait thru all the tRump positives to get to the Biden positives for each question. Luckily, when my husband answers, he just hangs up.

This is how my husband thinks. He said he will vote for tRump because all the protests are Biden's fault. I told him to think on this: The protests are legal, the problems are caused by the sitting president -- the buck can't stop at someone who is not in power. He disagreed. And yes, my husband is not a deep thinker at all, so there is no real point in discussing politics with him. Nothing ever changes his mind.

We have separated, not due to politics per se, but due to incompatibility in many areas, including politics. After 31 years of marriage, it is about 26 years past time. I have a good reason -- I have a fast growing cancer, and husband is extremely lax about following Covid-19 guidelines. He has decided he won't get it, and that is that. On the off chance this narcissist may be thinking about my life insurance policy I long ago changed the beneficiary from him to my children.

[edhopper]

8. Sorry to hear all of this

I wish you peace in your life and a good outcome to your illness.

[3catwoman3]

15. Wishing you strength. You already have wisdom.

Healing thoughts coming your way.

[not_the_one]

22. Stress is NOT good for a compromised immune system. You have removed one major source.

Good on you!!!

[ooky]

7. I think the false notion that he is good for the economy is the reason for his approval

rating continuing to hold where it is. I'm hoping that we can cut into that lie tonight.

[Whiskeytide]

10. My take is that only ...

... about 30% are true racist assholes. The other 12% are wealthy people who like tax cuts, and idiots who think the Earth is flat.

But I’m an optimist.

[edhopper]

11. And evangelicals

who only care about banning abortion.

[VWolf]

14. 30% is still 30% too high n/t

[Amishman]

12. most of them just don't care about it at all

The Right is a coalition of single issue voters. As long as the line is toed on their pet subject, they will overlook anything and everything else.

[3catwoman3]

16. Thank you for knowing it is...

...”toe the line,” and not tow. (Word nerd here.)

I’m also bugged by “died in the wool.”

[Whiskeytide]

18. But if you're a wolf in sheep's clothing and the farmer shoots you...

... can accurately be described as having “died in the wool”. Credit to Ms Giovani - my 4th grade teacher.

[Vivienne235729]

19. It was shocking to me to realize the various degrees of racism in society.

People may not be openly racist, may even downplay it in public, but behind the mask lies a well of racism, xenophobia, and misogyny. It runs so very deep in our country.