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Demovictory9

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Fri Apr 6, 2018, 04:05 PM Apr 2018

If taxes arent working, will desperate Republicans keep turning to race-based attacks?

https://www.vox.com/2018/4/6/17179690/tax-cut-message-republican-race-attacks-2018

Republicans are trying to get Americans excited about their tax bill, but it’s a tough sell.

Even President Donald Trump tossed out prepared remarks on taxes at a roundtable in West Virginia this week. Holding them up, he said, “That would’ve been a little boring,” then tossed them away.

Trump’s quip got laughs, but congressional Republicans who are trying to win in 2018 on a tax cuts message may not find it funny.

Their list of major legislative accomplishments is shorter than they anticipated: They’ve got tax cuts and a conservative Supreme Court justice. While Republicans’ tax plan is more popular today than it was when Trump signed it into law, Democrats continue to sweep once safely red races. Republicans are growing increasingly concerned that tax cuts might not be enough.



https://www.vox.com/2018/4/6/17179690/tax-cut-message-republican-race-attacks-2018

Fearmongering and race-baiting about MS-13 gangs, Confederate statues, and sanctuary cities are divisive messages that worked for Trump. When polls tighten, we’ve seen Republicans turn to these messages in the final weeks of the race. It’s just not clear it will stanch the bleeding.
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If taxes arent working, will desperate Republicans keep turning to race-based attacks? (Original Post) Demovictory9 Apr 2018 OP
republican party is a racist organization, it will always use "race-based attacks" msongs Apr 2018 #1
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