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Donald Trump Doesn’t Understand White People
After a year and a half of dog-whistling so loud that even Blue Dog Democrats held their ears, Republican nominee Donald Trump has switched gears. First he was going to “Make America great”; then he was going to “Make America safe”; and now he’s pitching “What have you got to lose?” to African-American and Latino…
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Some Advice for the Blacks Trying to Get Blacks to Vote for Donald Trump
Last week Donald J. Trump, the present reigning champ of white male mediocrity, continued to benefit from the media’s bigotry of low expectations. Trump was largely celebrated for expressing “regret” over some of the offensive statements he’s made since the start of his presidential campaign. Of course, noting regret is not the same as an…
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Why Is It So Hard for Pundits to Admit That America's Racism Is What's Driving Trump's Campaign?
In terms of campaign strategy, the formula for Donald J. Trump’s presidential bid has been quite clear: Take the themes of racism and nativism once popularized by George Wallace, add contemporary references and essentially tell the electorate, “This is the remix. The jeeps pump this new remix.” From talks of a “big, beautiful wall” to…
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Black Lives Matter Responds to Trump’s Acceptance Speech at RNC
Black Lives Matter is blasting Donald Trump’s acceptance speech as Republican presidential nominee, calling it the “most negative acceptance speech in recorded history” and calling Trump himself a “disgrace.” “The terrifying vision that Donald J. Trump is putting forward casts him alongside some of the worst fascists in history,” Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza said…
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Donald Trump Clinches GOP Nomination
Well, what we’ve all known finally became official when Donald Trump received enough delegates to clinch the GOP presidential nomination Thursday. Although California and New Jersey will hold their primaries June 7, according to CNN, Trump has reached the 1,237 delegates needed to secure the Republican spot. The news station notes that Trump won’t formally…