Ben and Mike again find themselves discussing racism up and down the Republican ticket, from Donald Trump’s false outreach to black voters, to Governor Paul LePage’s 3-ring binder full of racism, to Maine congressional candidate Mark Holbrook’s misinformed diatribe against Black Lives Matter.
In the podcast this week, they go beyond these specific incidents and take a look at how fanning the flames of racial resentment can work as a strategy for these kinds of candidates, at least to a point, and how progressives need to articulate a vision of optimism and pluralism to compete.
They also dissect the new Beacon poll and dive into some fascinating numbers from Gallup explaining from where Donald Trump draws his support.
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