David Duke Says He and Donald Trump Have the Same Message
Source: Time
Duke says his message explicit while Trump's is implicit
Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke is running for Senate in Louisiana, and he says Donald Trumps popularity is helping him in the race.
I love it, Duke told the LA Times. The fact that Donald Trumps doing so well, it proves that Im winning. I am winning.
Duke also told the LA Times that Trumps proposed policies, like building a wall along the border with Mexico and banning Muslims from entering the country, show the country is open to a white power message. Hes talking about it in a visceral way, Duke said. Donald Trump is talking implicitly. Im talking explicitly.
Read more: http://time.com/4514350/david-duke-donald-trump-senate-louisiana/
And that message is:
uppityperson
(115,674 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)How is this happening? I feel like I am living in the Twilight Zone.
Roy Rolling
(6,856 posts)Don't believe it. He is way behind. Even among Trump supporters, they prefer other right-wing zealots of Brother John Birch over Duke.
Skeletor has lost his mojo.
Tribalceltic
(1,000 posts)Rocknrule
(5,697 posts)And Ted Nugent will be his running mate. The "Duke Nukem 2020" ticket, if you will.
hibbing
(10,076 posts)You know, it was not all that long ago where there were actually reasonable members from the other party. They have always had their kooks of course, but now they are totally dominated by them.
Peace
get the red out
(13,459 posts)That's been clear throughout his campaign.
Iggo
(47,489 posts)Mamajami
(257 posts)treat.
Rocknrule
(5,697 posts)IronLionZion
(45,268 posts)which has already lost me a black woman I was dating who is against her because of the email scandal.
The people who still stubbornly claim both parties are the same are just
Undecided voters at this point have their heads so far up their own behinds we're never going to get them. We need to focus on increasing registrations and turnout on our side as much as possible.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)311,613 votes for the Democratic candidates.
301,169 votes for the Republicans. And most of those voters did not vote for Trump.
Polling doesn't indicate it this time, but Bill Clinton won the general election twice here!
https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/louisiana