Trump’s ‘black outreach’ isn’t for blacks, but for wavering Republicans

Posted by | August 24, 2016 11:17 | Filed under: Politics

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Dara Lind at Vox explains that Trump’s “black outreach” is really intended to make white Republicans feel they’re not part of a racist party.

Donald Trump’s racism hasn’t just turned off nonwhite voters. It’s turned off many white moderates and Republicans who would probably vote for any other Republican presidential nominee over Hillary Clinton, but are worried that Trump is simply too offensive, too bullying, and too bitter to lead the free world…

Crucially, though, these are voters who believe that racism is a matter of intent — not effect. They don’t necessarily need to see their party get more diverse to believe that it’s doing the right thing. When Trump tells white voters that he is reaching out to black voters, that soothes their biggest concern: He’s not trying to divide the country along politico-racial lines.

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2 responses to Trump’s ‘black outreach’ isn’t for blacks, but for wavering Republicans

  1. Hirightnow August 24th, 2016 at 12:05

    Well, in their eyes, Trump’s white supporters all of Trump’s supporters DO feel like they’re oppressed victims of an uncaring government, so….
    Maybe white is the new black?

  2. Mike N. August 24th, 2016 at 14:10

    I still think Trump’s”outreach” is really just coded rhetoric for white suburban folk; he’s telling them he’s going to take care of ‘the blacks’ so the whites can finally venture back into the city without fearing that some ‘thug’ is going to murder them…

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