Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Oct 6, 2016Poll: (US citizens only), has this election turned into a de facto referendum on race relations?Yes, and I'm white41.5%No, and I'm white35.2%Yes, and I'm non-white12.4%No, and I'm non-white10.9%193 votes·Final results512
melisa@startmyheart·Oct 6, 2016Replying to @vgr@MJB_SF I'm white & inclined to say no, only because I think of the killing of Michael Brown as the first catalyst for the shift (1/2)1
melisa@startmyheart·Oct 6, 2016Replying to @startmyheart @vgr and @MJB_SF... in race relations we've seen over the last few years, and that was before Trump was running. Am I missing the point? (2/2)1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Oct 6, 2016Replying to @startmyheart and @MJB_SFyup... it's more about what has been normalized at an electoral level vs general evolution of conversation21
melisa@startmyheart·Oct 6, 2016Replying to @vgr and @MJB_SFso... it's a referendum on how overtly racist we'll allow our presidential candidates to be, therefore a referendum on race?1
melisa@startmyheart·Oct 6, 2016Replying to @startmyheart @vgr and @MJB_SFthat makes sense to me, but I'm not sure I got it right...1
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @startmyheart and @MJB_SFclose enough... more about supporters normalized and visible within the Overton window than the candidates themselves3:31 AM · Oct 6, 20162 Likes
Heathen Jake@Irreverentbeast·Oct 6, 2016Replying to @vgr @startmyheart and @MJB_SFTea-party of 2010 normalized racism in state politics. Obvious if you looked. Should have heard things NC then.1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Oct 6, 2016Replying to @Irreverentbeast @startmyheart and @MJB_SFbut tea party itself wasn't normalized even until recently... witness hatred of Ted Cruz in DC
melisa@startmyheart·Oct 6, 2016Replying to @vgr and @MJB_SFtrue - two years ago I would've honestly had a hard time believing there were so many white supremacists in America. 😡1
Heathen Jake@Irreverentbeast·Oct 6, 2016Replying to @vgr @startmyheart and @MJB_SFThis year it's slipped into full national mode with Trump's rally's & media allies. Sexism modest second place.