My position has long been this sort of stuff paved way for Trump, but Trump takes it to a higher more explicit level
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Replying to @HeerJeet @pacifistHULK
So then Romney ran a racist campaign, just in a more subtle and less overtly crude manner?
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Replying to @mtracey @pacifistHULK
I think distinction between coded dog-whistle appeals & explicit racism is an important one.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @pacifistHULK
So Romney also ran a racist campaign, but was just more subtle and sneaky about it.
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Replying to @mtracey @pacifistHULK
That erases the crucial distinction: dogwhistles at least implicitly acknowledge overt racism is wrong.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @pacifistHULK
How was partnering with hate conspiracy sites and calling Obama a terrorist a "dog-whistle"?
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Replying to @mtracey @pacifistHULK
I blame Romney quite a bit for the rise of Trump, by the way. But that doesn't mean Romney = Trump.
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Simple Question Did Romney ran a racists campaign ? Yes /no
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As I said, Romney ran a dog whistle campaign that appealed to implicit racism.
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If Romney ran a implicit racist campaign does that Romney is a racist ?
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I don't know/care about Romney or Trump's personal feelings on race. Ran distinctly different campaigns
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