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this is huge problem; dailykos.com/story/2019/7/3…
it’s clear that today's overwhelmingly white political press corps is not up to the challenge. It's a press corps that's tentatively treating the ugly specter of tribal racism as if it's just another wedge issue used to motivate voting blocs.
“If contempt of and disrespect for an entire race of people are presented as nothing more than a campaign strategy, as if Trump were taking a stance on climate change, it lightens the blow and makes the racism somehow seem less threatening.”
