Racism and xenophobia are exactly why Republicans love Donald Trump, polls show

[pampango]

A quartet of recent polls have found that Donald Trump’s popularity has soared among the Republican Party’s far right wing to push him into the top tier of 2016 presidential contenders.

“Mexico—they’re taking our jobs. They’re taking our manufacturing. They’re taking our money. They’re killing us at the border,” he said at a rally in Phoenix, Arizona, last weekend to a nearly all-white audience. “We’ll take our country back.”

The Monmouth poll was more revealing, finding that Trump’s biggest boost came from the GOP’s Tea Party wing. “He has also made an incredible surge [since June] among the Tea Party supporters – flipping his decidedly net negative 20% to 55% rating with this group to a decidedly positive 56% favorable to 26% unfavorable rating now,” it reported.

“It looks like Tea Party voters are really responding to Trump’s aggressive illegal immigrant message,” said Patrick Murray, Monmouth University Polling Institute director.

http://www.salon.com/2015/07/18/trump_polls_partner/

[NightWatcher]

1. But they said the teabaggers weren't racist, just pro-small government

And now we can put that puppy to bed. Racist and ignorant, the gop base.

[shenmue]

2. Ay, ay, ay, what a freak

I'm embarrassed that he comes from Queens, where I grew up.

[hifiguy]

3. We all have our crazy aunts in the attic.

Batshit Bachmann is from my home state of Minnesota.