The Problem With The RNC Is, Trump Supporters Will Be There
On last night's All In with Chris Hayes, Chris discussed with Joy Ann Reid the problem for the Republican National Convention: it's going to have Donald Trump and his supporters at its center.
The segment starts with Mitch McConnell's suggestion that to be a viable candidate for the general election, Donald Trump needs a strong message....and a teleprompter.
But there are other messages besides those that Donald Trump might read aloud from a podium. Skinheads and other racist organizations are backing Trump and promising to be in Cleveland to "defend Trump supporters." Many Republican lawmakers and downticket candidates have arranged to be elsewhere during the convention weekend. And corporations that normally fund the convention are backing out, fearing to be associated with the Trump campaign. Finally, Trump is even having a problem getting speakers for the convention.
Joy Reid contrasts the ever re-appearing "teleprompter Trump," whose message on trade might actually appeal to working class voters, with the skinhead racist fail that always accompanies the Trump voter. It's a problem for the Republican Party: