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UncleTomsEvilBrother

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27. Trump has something that she Doesn't.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Thu May 4, 2017, 09:43 AM

May 2017

Trump and the Republicans were able to use "dog whistle" racism in order to help his cause. He was able to question the validity of Obama's birth, and even the most progressive people on the airwaves would not staunchly refute him.

Republicans could say, "Obamacare is terrible," and though it was hard to articulate, every Black person in America knew that that phrase was more of an attack on him than it was the actual ACA.

Though Trump has golfed more than Obama already, Trump was able to call the President "lazy", a word that has historically been attributed to Black people.

Macron isn't up against any of this right now.

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I asked this question in other forums. [View all] DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 OP

Looked that way here too jberryhill May 2017 #1

Trump was never twenty points behind with four days to go DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #3

What is the question? grantcart May 2017 #2

Aren't France's social safety nets way better than ours? SHRED May 2017 #4

Their immigration problem is much worse. DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #6

Perhaps it's because they're less deporable than ours. Or better educated. CaliforniaPeggy May 2017 #5

France also had the object lesson of Trump's selection in the U.S. gratuitous May 2017 #7

I would guess education. Vinca May 2017 #8

Winner! smirkymonkey May 2017 #17

France doesn't have an electoral college... Wounded Bear May 2017 #9

If the election plays out as expected even an Electoral College wouldn't help LePen. DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #10

roughly 3 decades of hate radio and foxnews have reduces political discourse in this country to unblock May 2017 #11

your counting your chickens before they hatch. i believe the russians okieinpain May 2017 #12

Like what? DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #13

i pretty sure people were saying the same thing about election 2016 okieinpain May 2017 #25

France doesn't have an electoral college. Deplorables wouldn't have won if we just relied on the octoberlib May 2017 #14

9/11 genxlib May 2017 #15

Maybe the French ProudLib72 May 2017 #16

No, the French Fascists have been advancing in numbers, thankfully not enough to win on this OnDoutside May 2017 #20

Maybe the French are misogynistic and loath to vote for the woman Get Off Of My Cloud May 2017 #18

A well-informed electorate is essential to democracy ecstatic May 2017 #19

Huh? Do they suffer from the gun violence that we do here????? madinmaryland May 2017 #21

I don't think Bob Dylan is a terrorist. DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #22

"George Zimmerman". Sorry for the confusion... madinmaryland May 2017 #23

Perhaps they have a little more understanding of extreme politics? GulfCoast66 May 2017 #24

Great points. DemocratSinceBirth May 2017 #29

The rise of the alt-right True Dough May 2017 #26

Trump has something that she Doesn't. UncleTomsEvilBrother May 2017 #27

We de-stabilized a region awesomerwb May 2017 #28

They have better safety net. Better unemployment, healthcare for all, a shorter work week, etc. FSogol May 2017 #30