Renewable Revolution

Mark Sumner  Daily Kos Staff

Friday November 02, 2018 · 8:46 AM EDT

SNIPPET:

Donald Trump announced at the outset that he wanted this election to be about racism and, despite a few pesky bombs and a mass murder, that has certainly been the core focus of his rallies and statements going into the midterms. With days to go, Trump is still trying to maximize xenophobic fear and convince America that brutalized families hundreds of miles from the border represents a threat that requires thousands of armed troops and a waiting network of concentration camps. The capper for Trump’s season of fear has been an ad so racist that it’s made even Republican dirty tricksters turn away in shame. This isn’t a dog whistle. Or a trumpet. Or a fog horn. It’s just racism.

But as it turns out, it’s not just racism. It’s also a complete lie . As reported by the Washington Post, the ad opens with the horrific words of violent murderer Luis Bracamontes who bragged of his killings at trial and threatened to kill more.

Read more:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/11/2/1809302/-The-killer-at-the-heart-of-Trump-s-racist-ad-was-set-free-by-Arizona-sheriff-Joe-Arpaio