2016 Postmortem

Garrett78

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5. Republicans have been fueling and relying upon racism for many decades.

Sun Dec 4, 2016, 06:35 PM

Dec 2016

Trump was just more overt about it. But everyone from Nixon to Reagan to Bush to Gingrich to Boehner to Ryan to McConnell to Romney have taken part in dog whistling. They all helped spawn the Tea Party and the Alt-Right and Trump.

Clinton won among those making $50,000 or less per year and among those most hurt by the recession. But millions of people absolutely voted against their own economic interests, though they'd never admit that. And that's because they've been conditioned to hate. For tens of millions of people, racism, sexism, xenophobia, heterosexism and Christian supremacy trumps everything else.

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"I Know Why Poor Whites Chant Trump, Trump, Trump" - Must Read Article Gets It! [View all] TomCADem Dec 2016 OP

it's not just poor ones. JI7 Dec 2016 #1

Well, the Rich Ones Actually Might Benefit... TomCADem Dec 2016 #4

Don't know. Don't care. BlueStater Dec 2016 #2

What's To Figure Out? The Key Is To Show Solidarity... TomCADem Dec 2016 #6

Question atreides1 Dec 2016 #8

There Is No Need to Make Folks Admit They Are Racist TomCADem Dec 2016 #11

Yes, Tom. Cracklin Charlie Dec 2016 #3

Republicans have been fueling and relying upon racism for many decades. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #5

Blame God jack69 Dec 2016 #7

Truthfully, it's much simplier than that. They are just ignorant racists who hate Hoyt Dec 2016 #9

donald P RUMP, showman/conman w/ a HUGE media assist. teabagged again. pansypoo53219 Dec 2016 #10

Only a pawn in their game- Dylan hibbing Dec 2016 #12

They are equally frustrated because now coco22 Dec 2016 #14

Here I go again. montana_hazeleyes Dec 2016 #13