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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
There is probably 35% or so of the republican base that votes along racial lines. It's basically beyond dispute at this point, republican strategists will admit as much in private, and some of them publicly. Political scientists and historians are also pretty much in lock step behind this as well. Do we think David Duke votes democrat? No, he publicly endorses the republican nominee.
The last third party candidate in presidential politics to get electoral support was running on a policy platform of national segregation.
I can't take someone seriously that can't see what's right in front of their eyes.
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I'm not exactly sure what you are trying to argue at this point Flash. I acknowledged earlier that there are plenty of Republicans who are racist, xenophobic and homophobic. Whether or not it is 10, 25 or 35% of the base isn't really the issue I am trying to get at.
I'm trying to make the point that blanket labeling someone as a racist because they want to reduce the amount of refugees or illegal immigration isn't right or fair and that there are ways to justify that that are not routed in racism.