There are definitely people who voted for Trump because they are racist and applauded his racist rhetoric. It's the whole reason he did it. I don't believe he personally is a racist (I do think he personally is a sexist and grope artist at best), but he certainly spewed a lot of hatred to get people on board. Is there any denying that at least some segment of the population voted for him on that basis?
If that percentage is greater than the margin of victory, does that not mean that racism played a part in winning him the election? A significant part.
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