CONSEQUENCES AND REPERCUSSIONS FOR CANDIDATES WHO SAY BIGOTED THINGS? Rachel Maddow, Oct. 19. 2010
Rachel Maddow: "In looking at how extremism is functioning electorally this year, today our staff was researching a potential story about the consequences and repercussions for candidates who say bigoted things."
She continued: "As we researched this potential story, the list of bigoted statements by candidates running in this year's election got so long that we realized it has now BECOME the story."
Rachel interviews Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry, Princeton professor of Politics and African-American Interests. They discuss the use of bigotry for electoral gain. Does it work? And how can it be countered?
She continued: "As we researched this potential story, the list of bigoted statements by candidates running in this year's election got so long that we realized it has now BECOME the story."
Rachel interviews Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry, Princeton professor of Politics and African-American Interests. They discuss the use of bigotry for electoral gain. Does it work? And how can it be countered?
Here Rachel interviews Dr. Mellissa Harris-Perry (formerly Lacewell) to get her take on how to counter the bigotry as election strategy of Republicans.