As you might imagine, I have some pretty serious disagreements with “the squad” on issues of real importance (at least to me). But no policy differences could justify Donald Trump’s disgusting, racist, go-back-where-you-came-from diatribe. Indeed, President Trump initially cited no issue differences. It was straight out, inexcusable bigotry and xenophobia. […] Read more »
The Fox effect? GOP voters agree with harsh messaging on migrant kids
The other day, Brian Kilmeade stirred controversy on “Fox and Friends” — a show our president watches religiously — with harsh rhetoric about the migrant children currently being held in horrific, inhumane conditions at the southern border. “Like it or not, these aren’t our kids,” Kilmeade said. “Show them some […] Read more »
Actually, Trump and his party don’t care about the kids in cages
… The question — do Republicans care about the suffering of asylum seekers? — should not be considered rhetorical. It is becoming increasingly clear that Republicans and evangelical conservatives specifically don’t care about “the stranger” fleeing oppression. That’s effectively what the data tell us. In a recent CNN poll, 93 […] Read more »
Trump Needs His Base to Burn With Anger
… Trump portrays his political opponents — Democrats are “sick people” and the media are “enemies of the people” — as threats to the social order, aware that tapping into voter anger and anxiety is one of the most effective tools to drive up election turnout. Alex Gage, head of […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Three-quarters of Americans say there’s a crisis at the border
Nearly three-quarters of Americans say the situation at the southern border with Mexico is a crisis (74%), up from less than half who felt that way in January (45%), according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. The steep increase comes most sharply among Democrats, though there are increases […] Read more »
The Wave That Could Carry Trump to Re-election
… Brexit, Election Day 2016, the collapse of the center-left in France, Germany and Italy, the so-called yellow vest protests, the losses by centrist parties in the recent European elections and a political upset in Australia have been categorized as examples of “populism” or “nationalism.” They are labeled a reaction […] Read more »