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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump's push to amplify racism unnerves Republicans who have long enabled him
Washington PostOver the years, some Republicans have struggled to navigate Trumps race baiting and, at times, outright racism, while others have rallied behind him. Bursts of indignation and frustration come and go but have never resulted in a complete GOP break with the president. Trumps recent moves are again putting Republican officeholders onto risky political terrain.
On Friday night at Mount Rushmore, Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the partys leadership, and other top Republicans were seen applauding as Trump spoke.
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On Capitol Hill, some Republicans fret mostly privately, to avoid his wrath that Trumps fixation on racial and other cultural issues leaves their party running against the currents of change. Coupled with the coronavirus pandemic and related economic crisis, these Republicans fear he is not only seriously impairing his reelection chances but also jeopardizing the GOP Senate majority and its strength in the House.
The Senate incumbent candidates are not taking the bait and are staying as far away from this as they can, said Scott Reed, a veteran Republican operative and chief strategist at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which has invested heavily in keeping GOP control of the Senate. The problem is this is no longer just Trumps Twitter feed. Its expanded to the podium, and that makes it more and more difficult for these campaigns.
On Friday night at Mount Rushmore, Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the partys leadership, and other top Republicans were seen applauding as Trump spoke.
...snip...
On Capitol Hill, some Republicans fret mostly privately, to avoid his wrath that Trumps fixation on racial and other cultural issues leaves their party running against the currents of change. Coupled with the coronavirus pandemic and related economic crisis, these Republicans fear he is not only seriously impairing his reelection chances but also jeopardizing the GOP Senate majority and its strength in the House.
The Senate incumbent candidates are not taking the bait and are staying as far away from this as they can, said Scott Reed, a veteran Republican operative and chief strategist at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which has invested heavily in keeping GOP control of the Senate. The problem is this is no longer just Trumps Twitter feed. Its expanded to the podium, and that makes it more and more difficult for these campaigns.
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Trump's push to amplify racism unnerves Republicans who have long enabled him (Original Post)
brooklynite
Jul 2020
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John Thune is the son of a bitch who responded to the mass shooting in Las Vegas by saying
Midnight Writer
Jul 2020
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Iliyah
(25,111 posts)1. It is election year ...
that is all the republicans care about.
captain queeg
(10,198 posts)2. I noticed that. Their only concern is re-election
Not that tens of thousands are dying and millions are out of work.
tanyev
(42,559 posts)3. Traditional Republicans prefer a more subtle and tasteful racism.
Midnight Writer
(21,768 posts)4. John Thune is the son of a bitch who responded to the mass shooting in Las Vegas by saying
Americans "need to learn how to make themselves little".
He did not say we need to control street sweeping weapons. He did not say we need better mental health care. Hell, he didn't even call out violent video games, the go to boogeyman of the Right Wing.
He said we need to make ourselves little.
Goddamn, that sticks in my craw.