prepostroff: I’m sorry, so this is the argument we’re gonna go with now? That actually that debate was good for Biden because Trump proved himself to be racist? People are twisting themselves into knots to avoid agreeing with the NYT ed board

That “Black jobs” seems to be the main thing from the debate to go actually viral on social media should give certain columnists some pause about their pulse on the campaign.

Black Americans demand to know what ‘Black jobs’ are after Trump debate commentwww.wate.com Black Americans are demanding to know what “Black jobs” are after former President Trump used the phrase in Thursday’s debate with President Biden in Atlanta. In response to the first 2…

I’m sorry, so this is the argument we’re gonna go with now? That actually that debate was good for Biden because Trump proved himself to be racist? People are twisting themselves into knots to avoid agreeing with the NYT ed board

No, the debate was not good for Biden. It also was not good for Trump. And since much of Trump's lead is based on making inroads with Black voters, it's bad for him to say something that might erase those inroads.

Why would this instance of his racism hit those voters differently than any of the past instances? And why would it downplay whatever their motivations have been to change their support?

I don't know. I'm not one of those voters. I'm interested in seeing if we get some polling data in the next few weeks to see if Trump has lost some of his Black support and if Biden has gained any back. 1/

But I do think it's notable that a campaign that has bragged about getting the most Black support since any Republican since the 1960s is getting skewered by Black people on social media. Biden isn't the only candidate who can lose support. 2/2

It feels like this is being positioned as the argument that most respects the Black electorate, but it seems to assume they’re a monolith in a reductive way. It’s hard for me to imagine the social/media bubbles that persuaded some Black men to switch to Trump is also where this clip has gone viral.

I mean, we'll just have to see, right? But I don't think it's a stretch to say that if Trump really is gaining strength with new, low-propensity Black voters who haven't voted for a Republican before, he can also lose them. They aren't a solid part of his base.

Disagreeing with the NYT editorial board is a pretty good rule of thumb for staying on the right side of things.

Who’s twisting themselves in knots? You’re reaching.

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