Three decades of housing discrimination suits, Central Park Five ads, birther lies and “shithole countries” talk — the record was always there; what changed is people finally stopped pretending not to see it.

Trump’s racism hasn’t changed in a decade; what’s changed is his poll numbers. The moment his grip weakens, the same Republicans who stayed silent for years suddenly find their voices—proof that their loyalty was always to power, not principle.

I’m not willing to entertain the debate about whether or not the GOP (and really, America as a whole) is racist. That debate is over. The answer is yes. The debate that they really want to have is whether or not being racist is actually a bad/morally objectionable thing.

"Pointing out racism is worse than perpetuating it" is a well known principle among white supremacists who don't want to publicly admit they are white supremacist.

you have to remember that “racist” is like the n-word for MAGA

Special elections do not have the built-in Republican advantage that the electoral college bestows, so I’m optimistic, but I’m also very cautious

I didn’t say, Republicans, I said white people

Indeed, those are the same people

I would argue that it’s driven by a significant number of white American’s emotional dysregulation and dysfunction, but I feel you. Orange man bad. But orange man is supported by millions of white Americans and we have to live with these people long after Trump is gone.

The jury is still out on whether or not Americans will punish the GOP for this. To wit: January 6th and “Black immigrants are eating pets!!”

They should, it’s the responsibility of the American people to speak up on their behalf

2/ Why is there a reluctance to engage with the possibility that the main selling point for many voters when it comes to a racist & immoral candidate, IS the racism & immorality? What if their concerns include views hostile to democracy & certain ethnic groups in the US?

At some point, solving this is going to require a group of GOP officials joining a national front with Democrats, & the longer we pretend that Chuck Schumer & Hakeem Jeffries can Green Lantern some other solution, or Dems are just going to win in 2026/28/forever, the more we're deceiving ourselves.