What’s more telling is what happens in response to comments like those.
If he were a Republican candidate, it would probably increase his support in the primary.
Since he’s a Democrat, I suspect it will result in the opposite.
But hey, most people are smart enough to realize that there are going to be racists in both parties. I end up paying more attention to what the party policies are, and there is a substantial difference there.
(The rest of this comment got edited out because the snark probably wouldn’t be helpful or move the conversation forward, and honestly I am tired of it.)