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leftstreet

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7. That's not the point the article is making

Reply to EdmondDantes_ (Reply #5)

Sat Feb 7, 2026, 11:03 AM

Feb 7

Trump and his handlers have overestimated the power of using racism as a political tool.

It's not working, no matter what they try. Their coalition of racist voters was a) never as strong as they thought or b) shrinking.

Whether Trump is or isn't racist is irrelevant here