It should come as no surprise that racism, nativism and sexism drove the election of Donald Trump. Trump has focused on the USA southern border because it has all three elements. The majority of border crossers are women with children and of course, they are Hispanic in their ethnicity.
The nomination of Bret Cavanaugh was also a strong choice by his base. To realize the backlash to the testimony of Dr. Ford is only to realize the strength of the hatred is that resides with Trump and his base. He will use that hatred to drive his popularity. His demonstrated ability to drive his base during the 2018 elections and blatant racism PRACTICED within contested races should be taken into account when candidates approach their electorate.
The passage of the Anti-Hate Legislation in the US House and it's complete disregard by the president is to be noted. HR 1 was passed to remove corruption from the USA election process and it is strongly opposed by Mitch McConnell. That tells the tale to which the degree of fear Republicans have of losing their base supporters known for their values of racism, nativism and sexism.
Trump has to be held accountable for these issues and his lack of moral conduct in regard to the women he assaulted and intimidated with NDAs. He is at the very least the friend of men that solicit prostitution and as a president leaves himself at risk for cavorting with prostitutes. The fact Trump leaves himself open to such exploitation is notable. That picture and cavorting with prostitutes is proof of his lack of character strength to remove himself from compromising situations for the sake of the country's security. The picture alone, if not exposed, could have brought a great deal of leverage against Trump. Yes. A simple picture of a compromised president can bring enormous national security issues.
Trump's base has to be exposed for their values and their willingness to violence.
February 9, 2018
By David Norman Smith and Eric Hanley
Recently released data (click here) from the 2016 American National Election Study allow us to offer a multifaceted profile of white voters who voted for Donald J. Trump in the 2016 presidential election. We find that Trump’s supporters voted for him mainly because they share his prejudices, not because they’re financially stressed. It’s true, as exit polls showed, that voters without four-year college degrees were likelier than average to support Trump. But millions of these voters—who are often stereotyped as “the white working class”—opposed Trump because they oppose his prejudices. These prejudices, meanwhile, have a definite structure, which we argue should be called authoritarian: negatively, they target minorities and women; and positively, they favor domineering and intolerant leaders who are uninhibited about their biases. Multivariate logistic regression shows that, once we take these biases into account, demographic factors (age, education, etc.) lose their explanatory power. The electorate, in short, is deeply divided. Nearly 75% of Trump supporters count themselves among his enthusiastic supporters, and even “mild” Trump voters are much closer in their attitudes to Trump’s enthusiasts than they are to non-Trump voters. Polarization is profound, and may be growing.
March 11, 2019
By Bill Barrow, Scott Bauer and Ivan Moreno
Milwaukee — Democrats picked Milwaukee (click here) on Monday to host their 2020 national convention, setting up the party's standard-bearer to accept the presidential nomination in the heart of the old industrial belt that delivered Donald Trump to the White House.
Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez chose Milwaukee over Houston and Miami after deliberations lingered longer than party leaders or officials from the three finalist cities had expected.
"This choice is a statement of our values," Perez said in a statement. "The Democratic Party is the party of working people, and Milwaukee is a city of working people."
The convention is scheduled for July 13-16, 2020.
It will be the first time in over a century that Democrats will be in a Midwest city other than Chicago to nominate their presidential candidate....
