>is this the ever elusive "common sense"
>
>or the financial know-how version of sense?
>
>there is soooooo much money in bigotry




Yes....there is indeed money in dog whistle racism, congressional, gerrymandered races and small time city council races...

But for an election for President of the United States? Nah, dog....It's tough to bankroll a candidate who is viewed as a straight racist....It's the same reason why big money donors were not lining up in droves to support Pat Buchanan back in the '90s.....

They knew dude was basically that crazy racist uncle that could hurt the party....

>if the market or social climate eats that base alive...it will
>likely allow them some leverage to profit more from it by
>marginalizing them

What's going to happen is the Republican party will split into two....That way, the big money donors bold enough to bankroll a staunch racist, xenophobic candidate/party can come out of the closet....The ultra right wing conservatives will finally have their base party they have been looking for since the election of Obama...

And the establishment Republican party will finally be able to unload the crazies and get back to being what they view as the grown up party (whatever that means...lol)