Re: Campaign 2016 Part XVII: If debates are great theater, I think this one closes e
Nobody knows if Trump is a racist, and it doesn't matter. He exploited white working class racism to win the nomination. OK, so Republicans have all done this since Nixon, but he is the first nominee to base his whole campaign on it. Rewarded with office, he would continue to use it to maintain and build popularity. The difference is as a candidate he only has rhetoric, while as an official he would have policy.
Fun's fun, but no way can we let him into a position where he can hurt real people. The media don't care -- their money insulates them from consequences -- so it's up to us to send this twat back home.
Nobody knows if Trump is a racist, and it doesn't matter. He exploited white working class racism to win the nomination. OK, so Republicans have all done this since Nixon, but he is the first nominee to base his whole campaign on it. Rewarded with office, he would continue to use it to maintain and build popularity. The difference is as a candidate he only has rhetoric, while as an official he would have policy.
Fun's fun, but no way can we let him into a position where he can hurt real people. The media don't care -- their money insulates them from consequences -- so it's up to us to send this twat back home.
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