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In the discussion thread: As long as they play the follow-up right, Hillary's "deplorables" comment was BRILLIANT. [View all]

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Sat Sep 10, 2016, 11:28 AM

drray23 (5,662 posts)

24. its not surprising to me

I can easily believe we have 20 million racists voters. We never made the post racial transition in the 60's. It is still there wrapped in a shroud of political correctness.

It became unpolite and unwise to be openly racist. Thus, republicans switched to dog wistle tactics to appeal to that segment of society.

What Trump has done is lift that veil. Bigots are now coming out in the open emboldened by Trump. Heck they even have a front row seat in his campaign.

What we hear uttered every day now by Trump or some surrogates would have been carreer ending a couple years ago. Instead it is now being part of the new conversation..

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As long as they play the follow-up right, Hillary's "deplorables" comment was BRILLIANT. [View all]	RBInMaine	Sep 2016	OP
Totally agree. She needs to stand her ground.	MirrorAshes	Sep 2016	#1
Absolutely. Bring up David Duke and Brietbart and all the rest and MAKE HIM OWN IT.	RBInMaine	Sep 2016	#5
This ^	world wide wally	Sep 2016	#33
It's incendiary enough to be talked about for some while,	Hortensis	Sep 2016	#37
T-rump's racists, etc. are already proving her point.	Iliyah	Sep 2016	#2
Expose ths hypocrisy of the anti-"safe space"/not PC crowd now with this	smorkingapple	Sep 2016	#3
It seems pretty accurate to me... even generous	C_U_L8R	Sep 2016	#4
Just reading this story. I think it could sure to divide them	underpants	Sep 2016	#6
Yup. She and her people just need to stand by it and pin hate mongering to Trump as she did in Reno.	RBInMaine	Sep 2016	#7
Comment I saw elsewhere - the message is to the middle/undecideds	underpants	Sep 2016	#8
The poll amoung dipshit supporters	duncang	Sep 2016	#9
The poll I saw said 59% of Trump supporters believe Obama wasn't born in the US.	SunSeeker	Sep 2016	#29
I was concerned last night (I know), but	SaschaHM	Sep 2016	#10
and if they don't then she should make an ad out of it.	Ligyron	Sep 2016	#11
I loved her deplorable statement, it fits them perfectly	Stellar	Sep 2016	#12
She may have been a little politically incorrect	Kber	Sep 2016	#13
Good for her. It's not as if she'll lose any votes. Who would want racist drunken thugs in your	Laser102	Sep 2016	#14
Agreed	Uponthegears	Sep 2016	#15
Agreed. They need to stick to both aspects of what she said.	nolabear	Sep 2016	#16
Agree with you, absolutely.	Paladin	Sep 2016	#17
If I might add, there should be mention of Clinton's appeal to the non-deplorables voting for	Fred Sanders	Sep 2016	#18
All true except the media will spin it negatively	book_worm	Sep 2016	#19
And its a great way to get some exposure in the M$M!	ooky	Sep 2016	#20
I think that this will help her in the long term	DemonGoddess	Sep 2016	#21
You do realize that he	humbled_opinion	Sep 2016	#22
its not surprising to me	drray23	Sep 2016	#24
Latest polls giving him	humbled_opinion	Sep 2016	#28
what poll?	JustinL	Sep 2016	#36
There are MORE than 20 million racist homophobic slimebags. Your estimate is low, and	RBInMaine	Sep 2016	#26
Trump's Nazi supporters are now into Pokeman Go - to attract the children	keithbvadu2	Sep 2016	#23
Deplorables Links	Yallow	Sep 2016	#25
Majority of us know family/friend who is trump supporter	kcjohn1	Sep 2016	#27
Look at the other half of her statement	qwlauren35	Sep 2016	#30
if you read the full statement	drray23	Sep 2016	#31
The family members I know who support Trump are in fact racist.	SunSeeker	Sep 2016	#32
It's obviously deliberate strategy. Fits with alt right attack. Word choice too deliberate.	Mayberry Machiavelli	Sep 2016	#34
What's amazing is	GWC58	Sep 2016	#35

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