Pence will not denounce the KKK. In the 1920s the KKK ruled the government in Indiana. There is still an element in Indiana that while not organized into a political party still brings brevity to the Indiana Republican party.
The Republican Party caters to racist as an electorate base. Indiana has a denser population than other states.
It is notable that Donald Trump's attacks on Hillary Clinton increased the gap to Libertarian candidate Governor Gary Johnson. He may not have the 15 percent for the debates.
September 13, 2016
By Theodore Schleifer
Washington - Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence (click here) blasted Hillary Clinton Monday for her comment referring to "half" of Donald Trump's supporters as belonging to a "basket of deplorables."
But Pence declined to categorize Trump backer -- and white nationalist -- David Duke as "deplorable."
Exactly. Why call a bigot a bigot when the elect box of the Republican Party is served by bigots?
"I'm not in the name-calling business," Pence told CNN's Wolf Blitzer, while at the same time repeating Trump's disavowal of Duke's support.
"We don't want his support and we don't want the support of the people who think like him," he said.
Clinton jumped on Pence's response, tweeting: "If you won't say the KKK is deplorable, you have no business running the country."
It is very easy to concentrate comments on David Duke, he could not care less about the insults. He knows the personal attacks on him deflects insults on the electorate of bigots and racists. The answer from the Trump camp that they denounce David Duke as deplorable is easy to do, but, they never ever call racists and bigots deplorable and risk their support at the ballot box.
Are all the confederate flags removed from the American landscape, except for museums?
The political density is still there to tap by Republicans.
July 31, 2016
The Republican Party caters to racist as an electorate base. Indiana has a denser population than other states.
It is notable that Donald Trump's attacks on Hillary Clinton increased the gap to Libertarian candidate Governor Gary Johnson. He may not have the 15 percent for the debates.
September 13, 2016
By Theodore Schleifer
Washington - Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence (click here) blasted Hillary Clinton Monday for her comment referring to "half" of Donald Trump's supporters as belonging to a "basket of deplorables."
But Pence declined to categorize Trump backer -- and white nationalist -- David Duke as "deplorable."
Exactly. Why call a bigot a bigot when the elect box of the Republican Party is served by bigots?
"I'm not in the name-calling business," Pence told CNN's Wolf Blitzer, while at the same time repeating Trump's disavowal of Duke's support.
"We don't want his support and we don't want the support of the people who think like him," he said.
Clinton jumped on Pence's response, tweeting: "If you won't say the KKK is deplorable, you have no business running the country."
It is very easy to concentrate comments on David Duke, he could not care less about the insults. He knows the personal attacks on him deflects insults on the electorate of bigots and racists. The answer from the Trump camp that they denounce David Duke as deplorable is easy to do, but, they never ever call racists and bigots deplorable and risk their support at the ballot box.
Are all the confederate flags removed from the American landscape, except for museums?
The political density is still there to tap by Republicans.
July 31, 2016
Charleston, SC The South Carolina Secessionist Party (click here) is making plans for something it’s calling “Operation Retaliation.”
The Post and Courier of Charleston reported Sunday that Chairman James Bessenger says the party is looking for help securing large Confederate battle flags that it can display along major interstates and in cities and towns.
Bessenger says his organization is looking for land on which to fly the flags around the state and has gotten several offers.
Earlier this month, several hundred people gathered at a rally and temporarily raised a Confederate flag at the State House. The event marked the one-year anniversary of the day the Confederate battle flag was furled and sent to a museum.
