As I watched the clip, I was inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt. But having heard it, it feels intentional. No that he wants to call his opponent a monkey but that he wants the news cycle where he denies it being meant as a slur. That is what will rile up his voters.
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This is precisely right I think
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Exactly Ryan! No one has ever used that phrase without racist intent. It is unheard of I tell you!pic.twitter.com/KIIqD7ra4S
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He said monkey this up
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Explain to me how the meaning is different.
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Took about 12 hours for the GOP to embrace full on racism against
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How does DeSantos not know that dog whistles are suppose to be silent?
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It gets far worse. As a Florida resident who is beyond livid, everyone I know will see what he has said.https://twitter.com/chadssmith/status/1034806837328195584?s=19 …
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interesting point this morning by
@HeidiPrzybyla on@Morning_Joe ...will the overt racism work without a faux populist economic message...maybe only with the solid racist base but not economically uneasyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Yes, and it will multiply a million times on Twitter and media. I feel bad for
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He went full macaca, out of the box.
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I can't believe he actually SAID this!!!!
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also calls him articulate....
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Nate Silver is unskewing polls -- all of them. And he's panicking the world. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nate-silver-election-forecast_us_581e1c33e4b0d9ce6fbc6f7f … via
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POS already. Of course “t’s” guy
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Black folks
watch Andrew gillum go high when they go low
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democrats LOVE losing Elections
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@AndrewGillum#DeSantis#Socialism#MidtermThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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