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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMaybe Trump's recent surge is due to his hateful immigration speech?
The media says his surge is due to a lack of gaffes over the past week or so, but what if the true reason is that he is activating more racists and xenophobes?
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Maybe Trump's recent surge is due to his hateful immigration speech? (Original Post)
fried eggs
Sep 2016
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still_one
(92,219 posts)1. If lying is not considered a gaffe then what is? I think your point about activating the racists an
xenophobes coming out in the open is right on, and the media is encouraging it by "normalizing it"
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C_U_L8R
(45,003 posts)2. Yes Trump only made racism palatable to fence-sitting Republicans
A handful of right-leaning undecideds caved and are going with the pogrom.
Overall Trump's losing more folks than he's gaining.
underpants
(182,829 posts)3. The stumble
We'll see starting Tuesday how much it hurt
Jade Fox
(10,030 posts)4. That, plus the never-ending Hillary bashing IMO.....
The polls always reference "likely voters". (not sure who that means)