Saturday, 27 February 2016

Paul Krugman: Republicans Should Not Be Shocked by Donald Trump's Racism Given They Invented it - The Daily Banter

To anyone familiar with Republican electoral tactics, it is clear that Trump is basically saying what their constituency believes -- that black people are lazy, Mexicans are stealing their jobs, torturing Arabs is fun, and women should stay in the kitchen. Of course Republicans cannot come out and say this given they need to attract moderates in general elections (who understand it is a tactic and vote mostly due to economic reasons), but the insinuation is enough to rile up and activate their base of angry white voters.

http://thedailybanter.com/2016/02/paul-krugman-republicans-should-not-be-shocked-by-donald-trumps-racism-given-they-invented-it/
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