For Trump, "suburbs" is code for "whites."
But his crude appeals — stoking white fears about integration — rest on a caricature of the already diversified suburbs that is decades out of date.
New story w/ @ChrisMegerian
@dillonliam > https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-07-23/trump-repeals-fair-housing-rule-amplifying-campaign-appeals-to-racial-bias
But his crude appeals — stoking white fears about integration — rest on a caricature of the already diversified suburbs that is decades out of date.
New story w/ @ChrisMegerian
@dillonliam > https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-07-23/trump-repeals-fair-housing-rule-amplifying-campaign-appeals-to-racial-bias
"Trump is really in a time warp," @Richard_Florida told us.
As if to prove the point, Trump tweeted a message to the “Suburban Housewives of America” after his administration’s announcement on Thursday. https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-07-23/trump-repeals-fair-housing-rule-amplifying-campaign-appeals-to-racial-bias
As if to prove the point, Trump tweeted a message to the “Suburban Housewives of America” after his administration’s announcement on Thursday. https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-07-23/trump-repeals-fair-housing-rule-amplifying-campaign-appeals-to-racial-bias
Not only have the suburbs become more diverse (now less than 60% white) over the last 20 years, the white voters Trump is trying to reach are more inclined than ever to see the racial bias he displays as a problem. https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-07-23/trump-repeals-fair-housing-rule-amplifying-campaign-appeals-to-racial-bias