Despite Donald Trump’s long history of racism, a growing number of Black voters say they support him. Some analysts believe they identify with him because, like them, he has had problems with the legal system.
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Ted Rall
Ted Rall is a syndicated political cartoonist for Andrews McMeel Syndication and WhoWhatWhy.org and Counterpoint. He is a contributor to Centerclip and co-host of "The Final Countdown" talk show on Radio Sputnik. He is a graphic novelist and author of many books of art and prose, and an occasional war correspondent. He is, recently, the author of the graphic novel "2024: Revisited."
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Yes! Also, might be a few voters who–understanding that no good changes will ever come–vote for the person who will fuck things up the most and create the most chaos and uncertainty in the lives of politicos writ large.
To what degree, I wonder, is it support for Trump rather than disenchantment with Biden? Wave all the stats you want about how great everything is, but I keep seeing how half the country is living on credit cards and is a paycheck away from becoming homeless. Which do you choose? A blowhard who has been on the government dime for longer than most people work and hasn’t gotten a single thing done that doesn’t have an asterisk attached to it? Or do you go with the blowhard who inherited millions and has failed nearly continuously but also completely ate the Republican Party alive?