The controversy surrounding Selena Zito--a reporter who writes about Trump voters and has been credibly accused of inaccuracies--is a sort of microcosm for 2018's big political controversies. Caught in obvious small lies, she doubles down, raising suspicion of bigger lies.https://twitter.com/KT_So_It_Goes/status/1055477878194913280 …
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Best point in this article about Selena Zito is a loaded question for a conservative media that often sanitizes Trump supporters. The public and the elite media clearly want to "better understand the Trump electorate"--so many profiles!--but "whose voice are they really hearing?"
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"their support has little to do with race" This is key: putting race off the table in discussing Trump's appeal is like telling someone you're punching in the face that that sensation? —there's a bit of wind today.
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It's a pretty big omission, especially when the actual quotes make reference to race and the writer edits those parts out.
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