(CNN)Reports that the Trump campaign is working to suppress the votes of black Americans, young women and white liberals would mark the most rational move the Republican Party presidential nominee has made in months.
Of course, I would never advocate discouraging Americans from voting. But a decision to actively deter people turning out would mean Donald Trump has given up the ghost of reaching the voters he's spent this election cycle -- and much of his life -- alienating with his curious mix of bigotry and misogyny.
But the gambit won't work for what should be obvious reasons. For a start, Trump's brand is so toxic among voters of color -- especially black voters -his campaign's use of the specter of race will only reinforce the idea that it is he who is a unique threat who must be defeated, no matter those voters' hang-ups about Clinton. His proposed policies, which include support for widespread stop and frisk, his garnering the support of the Fraternal Order of Police in the era of #BlackLivesMatter, and his "law and order" talk, are all in stark contrast to Clinton, who has pledged to push for policing and criminal justice reform and to undo 1990s-era policies that many blame for much of today's mass incarceration.
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