Racial animus moves to the forefront in midterm battle
Race has moved to the forefront of this year’s midterm elections to an extent unprecedented in recent decades, as Republican candidates appeal to worried white voters and Democrats warn of rampant disenfranchisement of minorities in states across the country.
American politics have been riven for decades by an undercurrent of racism, played up by candidates who seek to stoke tension and fear among white voters.
The difference today is that covert dog whistles are being replaced by more overt overtures to racial animus.
In California, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R) has accused Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar, who is of Mexican and Palestinian descent, of “working to infiltrate” Congress. Campa-Najjar previously worked on former President Obama’s reelection race from the White House.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/412853-racial-animus-moves-to-the-forefront-in-midterm-battle?userid=229233
