Trump's premeditated racism is central to his 2020 strategy

[DonViejo]

Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen 1 hour ago


It might seem like improvisational madness when President Trump tells American citizens in Congress to "go back" where they came from, but those close to Trump say there's a lot of calculation behind his race-baiting.

Why it matters: It’s central to his 2020 strategy, they say. Trump's associates predict more, not less, of the race-baiting madness.

The rough calculation goes like this:

1. Trump knows that in 2016, he won the white vote by 20+ points.

2. He hopes he can crank their turnout even higher, especially among older, white evangelicals. He knows most of those voters are unlikely to ditch him, no matter how offensive his comments.

3. He watches Fox News and knows AOC, in particular, is catnip to old, white voters, especially men. She is young, Hispanic, female and a democratic socialist — a 4-for-4 grievance magnet. Last week, AOC got nearly as much online attention as all 2020 Democrats combined.

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[Docreed2003]

1. I think this is exactly right

Perhaps the rallying cry for this election should be "We Won't Go Back". We won't go back on LGBT right, on choice, on Women's rights, on Healthcare, on civil rights....we won't go back

[pecosbob]

2. One reason they announced mass raids and then never carried them out...it's their message

Hate brown people...

[Proud Liberal Dem]

3. Will this work for him in 2020 though?

I guess that we'll just have to stay tuned but a lot of people, hopefully, are getting energized to vote AGAINST him and his racist, xenophobic policies, which started right away with his Muslim Ban in 2017 and has progressed into concentration camps and racist attacks on Congresspersons. It's ultimately a question of, are there more of us than them?