Trump sees the Democratic charge of white supremacy as a political benefit for the president in 2020
when asked whether Trump is a white supremacist. “Yes, I do,” Buttigieg told a reporter in Miami. “At best, he’s emboldening people with that intention.”Axios
, Team . Their theory is that the accusation will help him with his most hardcore base while bringing more moderate Republicans, who may see the charge as a step too far, over to their side. In short, the Trump campaign sees in the white supremacist label a potentially useful rallying point, as’s “basket of deplorables” was in 2016. “They’re trying to make the case that anyone who supports this president is a racist,” a Trump campaign official told Axios.
Of course, just because the charge may indict half the country doesn’t mean it’s not true. But the the potential for voters to get caught in the dragnet will doubtless factor into candidates’ labels for Trump. “He has given aid and comfort to white supremacists,” Warrenon Thursday. “He’s done the wink and a nod. He has talked about white supremacists as fine people. He’s done everything he can to stir up racial conflict and hatred in this country.
This middle-of-the-road tack is likely strategic. “Telling voters they backed an overt white supremacist makes them culpable, defensive,” punditThursday. Declining to label Trump outright, as Biden has done, “gives them plausible deniability.” It’s possible that threading the needle could allow him to peel off some moderate Republicans. But it could also frustrate Democrats in the left-hand wing of the party.
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