An astute point from @ThePlumLineGS: Trump is turning up the racism dial because his economic promises have vanished in a puff of traditional Republican largesse for the rich and austerity for everyone else https://t.co/9PgL3vvcMg pic.twitter.com/YOIhLOzSBJ— Adam Serwer🍝 (@AdamSerwer) July 29, 2019
In 2016, reporters from mainstream outlets took umbrage at the very suggestion racism was at the core of Trump’s appeal. Now it’s conventional wisdom, but they insist on describing it as a insurmountable tactic of staggering political genius.— Adam Serwer🍝 (@AdamSerwer) July 28, 2019
The Greg Sargent piece is a good take on why Trump needs to distract his white base with racist attacks.
