re: #87 Myron Falwell
It needs to be understood that Trump is only playing to a minority of white supremacists while pissing off everyone else. It’s not even playing to his base… it’s a tacit admission to the moral and ethical bankruptcy of the Republican Party, who will repeatedly continue to look the other way because silence is consent. They aren’t really his base; yes, they share mutual racial hatred of President Obama’s election and reelection and, while sharing this racial hatred, but they still don’t let that out in the open.
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The Republican Establishment Stands Behind Trump (goes to the atlantic)
Of 146 state party chairs and national committee members asked about President Trump’s response to Charlottesville, only seven were critical.