Trump woos women and minorities by pitting one group against another

[Eugene]

Source: Washington Post

Trump woos women and minorities by pitting one group against another

By Jose A. DelReal August 29 at 6:27 PM

Immigrants and refugees are taking jobs from black workers. Undocumented criminals prey on American women. Muslims pose a threat to gay men and lesbians.

For Donald Trump, appealing to minority groups and women often amounts to an “us vs. them” proposition — warning one group that it is being threatened or victimized by another, using exaggerated contrasts and a very broad brush.

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From the start of his campaign, Trump has shaped his message around who is to blame for the nation’s problems — often pointing at illegal immigrants, Black Lives Matter activists and other minorities in a pitch that was aimed primarily at white Republicans.

But now, as Trump seeks to reach out to women and minorities who favor Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, he has increasingly taken to pitting one group against another in a bid for support. It’s not clear how well it will work: Many minority voters, already turned off by months of blunt and polarizing statements, still hear the language of separation in Trump’s words.

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[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. RW Authoritarians sell Fear to RW Authoritarian followers. It works.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=8065442

[Iliyah]

2. Aint gonna work. Seems like the groups truly dislike T-rump.

Even Indies are starting to comes over to HRC.

[BlueMTexpat]

3. Not a good

tactic.

[Behind the Aegis]

4. Wonder if he will dip his toe in the anti-Semitism pool.

He certainly has the people on staff to do it, and it will be a minority which will certainly attract other groups' hate. He will have to do a very careful balancing act, but it can be done. Who knows, it may get him what he wants. But, at what cost?

[RockaFowler]

6. I thought he did that already

The pictures and Tweets he's retweeted show it!

[pampango]

5. Pitting one disadvantaged group against another is classic right wing.

Blacks vs Hispanics; refugees/immigrants vs American poor; OUR workers vs THEIR workers; etc.

The one US vs THEM that the right does not highlight is US poor/middle class vs THEM rich. Wonder why that is?

[democrattotheend]

7. Didn't work very well in 2008

McCain tried to capitalize on the bitterness some white women felt about Hillary being beaten by a younger black male by picking Sarah Palin. How did that turn out?