observation is correct. He will try to drive a wedge between groups in the democratic base. He will NOT succeed.

His sorrow is unfathomable. Trump exploited him. That young man could have been killed by anybody.

but not surprising.

Two - he's a racist.

and

Three - Unless he has it on video with full sound - it never happened.

Manipulating public opinion with half-truths is his f**king job-description.
So, what if... what if he only said that to manipulate public opinion?

Focus groups can be inherently unreliable and the panel can be cherry picked. It does give you some insight into how the right in america thinks though.

But it is good to see this as part of the way the attempt at chaning the narrative is swift. And swift, too, is growing public knowledge in challenging them.

I know the expression has, as of late, fallen into disfavor but F*** Frank Luntz.

That's not a "focus group." That's Luntz' vocalization of the racist GOP stereotype of African Americans.

Trump's "swag?"

Thanks for the reminder of just how bad they are.

and we won't be fooled

and came to this judgement