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Tom Rinaldo

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23. I expect more racism from people who vote Republican for President

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Mon Apr 17, 2017, 09:54 AM

Apr 2017

And that is the line Trump ran on. I sure as hell never thought most Trump voters backed him because of income inequality.

We can't do shit about many social ills if we lose elections though. Sometimes "soft" racists (e.g. non white supremacists) vote for the Democrat despite their racial prejudices - because of other issues. They "help" us win some close elections.

It's pretty much of a given that Republicans win the racist vote and Democrats win the racial justice vote. Not every voter is highly motivated to vote through identifying with either end of that continuum though . Of course we can't (and shouldn't) compete for most of Trump's voters. And we can never pander to racist views. But there were things we could have done to stem the loss of some voters who shifted their support from America's first African American President to Donald Trump. We could have won the rust belt, and Hillary Clinton would be president today if we did.

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Racism motivated Trump voters [View all] struggle4progress Apr 2017 OP

And many were giving cover in all corners. NCTraveler Apr 2017 #1

+1 dalton99a Apr 2017 #6

So, we ended up with a wannabe authoritarian dictator who is a racist. democratisphere Apr 2017 #2

Racism is a part of authoritarianism. One race should have authority over another. SharonAnn Apr 2017 #16

The wealthiest have absolute power over the rest. democratisphere Apr 2017 #19

LINCOLN SHOT! TITANIC SINKS! HughBeaumont Apr 2017 #3

The racist element was obvious in his rallies dalton99a Apr 2017 #4

Who hires these writers? Stinky The Clown Apr 2017 #5

"a close similarity, connection, or equivalence." NCTraveler Apr 2017 #8

It is a statistical term. alarimer Apr 2017 #25

That does not negate the accuracy of the word use. At all. nt. NCTraveler Apr 2017 #26

Racism and authoritarianism are inextricably linked. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 #7

Yep. Gotta make up crime statistics and "restore" law and order to keep colored folks in their place dalton99a Apr 2017 #9

It was a factor for sure. ucrdem Apr 2017 #10

Oh, yeah not fooled Apr 2017 #17

Yes this is ugly, but it should have opened our eyes FakeNoose Apr 2017 #29

She ran a few, and made at least one speech laying it all out, ucrdem Apr 2017 #30

Love the links in your sig line JHan Apr 2017 #36

LOL, thanks ucrdem Apr 2017 #37

makes me wish I was around at the time lol. JHan Apr 2017 #38

HUH? .. While the wealthy are usually most likely to vote for the Republican, they didnt this time. lunasun Apr 2017 #11

racist, misogynist, homo/transphobic and... Crash2Parties Apr 2017 #12

Religionist Butterflylady Apr 2017 #13

moronic. kag Apr 2017 #15

Of course it did, along with misogyny and all the other isms. ananda Apr 2017 #14

"Trump motivated racist voters"... JohnnyRingo Apr 2017 #18

Racism, huh? Who would have thought! dchill Apr 2017 #20

Good read. Thanks for posting. KPN Apr 2017 #21

Current tense, motivating, not past tense, motivated. ffr Apr 2017 #22

I expect more racism from people who vote Republican for President Tom Rinaldo Apr 2017 #23

Big K&R BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #24

But we've been told all along that we mustn't call them racist Orrex Apr 2017 #27

No doubt this is true, but sexism HopeAgain Apr 2017 #28

Yes, racism was the indeed primary motivator. Nitram Apr 2017 #31

Not only was the trump vote about racism, misogyny and homophobia, but Eliot Rosewater Apr 2017 #32

It's stunning that the one campaign that was blatantly xenophobic and exploited racial resentments.. JHan Apr 2017 #33

Well, calling a racist "a racist" might hurt his feewings. We should never point out the obvious.... Tarheel_Dem Apr 2017 #34

Just slip a hard copy of this into the "No Shit" drawer. VOX Apr 2017 #35

Deplorables are very stupid people which is why they vote for trump Gothmog Mar 2018 #39