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It's an old political strategy: Accuse your opponent of doing that which you are guilty of. Donald Trump is, for the third time, going to run a campaign steeped in violence (rhetorically, at least, and very possibly in actuality, if he loses). That thrills some significant portion of the MAGA base, but it's a turnoff to certain independent/swing voters that Trump needs.
The Donald can't turn into a pacifist, so his only option for resolving this problem is to make Biden an agent of violence as well. But Trump also doesn't want to make Biden into a rival for the title of "most macho presidential candidate," so the Biden violence has to come from his weaknesses (whereas Trump's comes from his alleged strength). And so, yesterday the wholly Trump-owned RNC unveiled a new website with the URL bidenbloodbath.com.
The website is the same old, same old, when it comes to Trump. That is to say, his 2015 speech that launched his political career was about how evil Mexican immigrants are raping and plundering America, and the website is about how evil Mexican immigrants are raping and plundering America, while Biden turns a blind eye. You can click through and read breathless stories of immigrant-on-American violence in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Ohio, California, Michigan, Wisconsin, Florida, etc. Apparently, immigrants only commit violent acts in border states and swing states. Who knew?
We have no doubt that if and when Trump and the MAGA faithful look at the site, they'll be thrilled. We also don't believe the site will persuade any undecided voters, because it's so over-the-top and propagandistic that it insults one's intelligence. We only point it out because "the violence-enabling Joe Biden," like "the wicked Joe Biden" is clearly going to be a GOP campaign theme in 2024. (Z)