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Join Jim and Greg as they remember the long and complicated legacy of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who advised presidents for 60 years before his death Wednesday at the age of 100. They highlight Kissinger’s record and why he is deeply respected by some deeply reviled by others.
They also hammer Hamas for the deadly shootings of Israeli civilians in Jerusalem, including a pregnant teacher, and what this means for the temporary ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.
Finally, they scratch their heads after former President Trump claims he has the support of a former Black LIves Matter official and from the organization itself. While the veracity of the BLM support is drawing scrutiny, why would Trump want it in the first place?
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It is not puzzling why Trump reacted to BLM. Trump has a transactional relationship with everyone. If you agree with this, you are the best, if not you are the worst and this can change within minutes.
Jim’s argument about Trump’s support among the black population is overstated, it’s true that maybe 85% or whatever of black votes will go to the Dimocrats still, but it’s also true that losing just 5% of the black vote could result in many Dimocrat losses including the presidential election in 2024.
The official media attack on Trump — and, really, on all Republicans — is racism or white supremacy, so highlighting black support is a smart move.
Jim’s desperate attempt to turn this against Trump merely displays his biases.
Embarrassingly, Jim tries to minimize the growing black support for Trump.
Here’s the Washington Post, September 19:
Across five high-quality polls that have broken out non-White voters in the past month, Trump is averaging 20 percent of Black voters and 42 percent of Hispanic voters.
Both numbers — and especially that for Black voters — could set modern-day records for a Republican in a presidential election.
It’s interesting to remember these numbers lump together men and women. 20% of black voters probably means 10% of black women and 30% of black men, but I’m unable to find Trump support broken out by sex anywhere.
The % of black women might be higher due to support of education choice, at least so I’ve heard/read.