Another way to look at it: They gave him some rope, and what he chose to do with it was up to him. He went there to appeal to black voters but instead made a racist fool of himself.
I can’t speak for “why” they chose to platform him, but on the bright side, it did seem to backfire spectacularly.
This like the 3rd time I’ve used this article quote, but it’s just so illustrative of the whole debacle that it’s worth repeating:
Facing three Black women, he insulted the first Black woman on the top of a major-party ticket and seemed perfectly comfortable disparaging his hosts, even as he tried to appeal to Black voters as their best choice for safeguarding Black well-being.
At this point in the game, he’s already got the racist vote locked up. Anyone still on the fence should look at that and ask themselves if that’s really who they want.
Another way to look at it: They gave him some rope, and what he chose to do with it was up to him. He went there to appeal to black voters but instead made a racist fool of himself.
I can’t speak for “why” they chose to platform him, but on the bright side, it did seem to backfire spectacularly.
This like the 3rd time I’ve used this article quote, but it’s just so illustrative of the whole debacle that it’s worth repeating:
– Trump Questions Harris’s Racial Identity, Saying She Only ‘Became Black’ Recently
At this point in the game, he’s already got the racist vote locked up. Anyone still on the fence should look at that and ask themselves if that’s really who they want.