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Republican pollster Frank Luntz described Clinton's comments as her '47 percent moment', a reference to Republican Mitt Romney's remarks at a private fundraiser in the 2012 campaign.
Although Clinton has accused Trump of racism before, she has never explicitly called him a racist. Last month, she delivered a major speech in which she accused Trump of aligning himself with far-right extremists and saying he 'built his campaign on prejudice and paranoia'.
The remarks also remind of inflammatory remarks in recent presidential elections on both sides – from Barack Obama's assertion in 2008 that people in small towns are "bitter" and "cling to guns or religion", to Mitt Romney's 2012 statement that 47 percent of Americans vote for Democrats because they are "dependent upon government" and believe they are "victims", to his vice presidential pick Paul Ryan's comment that the country is divided between "makers and takers."
Her remarks on Friday were a more pointed version of her earlier criticisms of the movement her opponent has spurred.
Prof. Jennifer Mercieca, an expert in American political discourse at Texas A&M University, said in an email that the 'deplorable' comment 'sounds bad on the face of it' and compared it to Romney's 47 percent gaffe. 'The comment demonstrates that she (like Romney) lacks empathy for that group', Professor Mercieca said.
On the other hand, it's not clear whether this comment, even if people don't like it, will have anywhere near the effect that Romney's "47 percent" comment was supposed to have. That's especially because Clinton has backed away from saying it applied to half of Trump supporters and, as I noted two weeks ago, the fact that Romney's comment might have alienated people who actually might have voted for him. Clinton's comment was about people already backing her opponent – a key difference.
Her remarks on Friday were a more pointed version of her earlier criticisms of the movement her opponent has spurred.
Although Clinton has accused Trump of racism before, she has never explicitly called him a racist. Last month, she delivered a major speech in which she accused Trump of aligning himself with far-right extremists and saying he 'built his campaign on prejudice and paranoia'.
Prof. Jennifer Mercieca, an expert in American political discourse at Texas A&M University, said in an email that the 'deplorable' comment 'sounds bad on the face of it' and compared it to Romney's 47 percent gaffe. 'The comment demonstrates that she (like Romney) lacks empathy for that group', Professor Mercieca said.
Republican pollster Frank Luntz described Clinton's comments as her '47 percent moment', a reference to Republican Mitt Romney's remarks at a private fundraiser in the 2012 campaign.
The remarks also remind of inflammatory remarks in recent presidential elections on both sides – from Barack Obama's assertion in 2008 that people in small towns are "bitter" and "cling to guns or religion", to Mitt Romney's 2012 statement that 47 percent of Americans vote for Democrats because they are "dependent upon government" and believe they are "victims", to his vice presidential pick Paul Ryan's comment that the country is divided between "makers and takers."
On the other hand, it's not clear whether this comment, even if people don't like it, will have anywhere near the effect that Romney's "47 percent" comment was supposed to have. That's especially because Clinton has backed away from saying it applied to half of Trump supporters and, as I noted two weeks ago, the fact that Romney's comment might have alienated people who actually might have voted for him. Clinton's comment was about people already backing her opponent – a key difference.
