Unfortunately there’s a huge perception out there that Trump’s a racist. I see it in everyday people. I don’t think he is, but I think Trump is playing the dog whistle to try and get votes from people who are racists or lean that way in one way or another. That is where Trump is getting himself into trouble.
It’s not the job of the other candidates to correct that record. Trump’s gone down that road himself and he’s the one who has to dig himself out of the hole. It’s very silly to hold everyone responsible except the man who created that perception about himself to begin with. No one’s calling Cruz, Rubio or Kasich racist. It’s one thing if they say our guys are racist because they oppose affirmative action. They might say that, but it’s not a charge that will stick or get people as riled up as they are about Trump.
Trump has unfortunately emboldened the protestors by backing out of the rally. His visions of campaigning in Democrat states and districts and getting the minority, Hispanic and black vote seem to be more quixotic with each passing day.
Wow! Dog whistle??? Please provide some examples of a dog whistle to racists KKK people...I have listened to nearly every Trump Rally and heard nothing that could be construed as such...However, since I am not a racist and I am low information because I support Trump, maybe I missed something, so please enlighten me.
Actually, today a black pastor with whom Trump has dealt for years introduced Trump at a Rally in Ohio...Sorry, but he said glowing things, so apparently he did not hear a dog whistle either.
Of course No one is calling Cruz a racist because the KKK rumor was not perpetuated about him. That said, Cruz refuses to go to places like UIC. Had he gone to UIC, there would have been protests. He went up to a nice suburban fundraiser instead! That is his choice, but how dare he pile on Trump implying Trump is a racist and deserves the violence at his Rallies. Oh, and for the record, I don’t like being referred to as low information and not engaged ;(
Someone is going to get injured or killed because of the likes of Glenn Beck and his stabbing and Hitler comments—and Cruz gets no criticism for not disavowing Beck...yet Trump is the bad guy because he did not disavow a bogus KKK endorsement enough times (There were dozens of disavowments) Sheesh!
The other candidates not only are not correcting the record, the weasels have piled on big time. I am so mad I could scream.
But then again, unlike all the kibitzers here, I am the one who was in a car surrounded by a mob so outrageous it is on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFGYgHFMJkA
Shame on Beck, Cruz GOPe and shame on you for defending them.