The New Lee Atwater: Examining Racism Inside Donald Trump’s Dog Whistle Politics
By Jason Renard Walker Dog whistle politics played a significant role in Donald Trump’s second run for president and his failed effort to push an agenda in the first. The phrase signifies something said in a speech, that only its intended audience understands. Like how only dogs can hear a dog whistle. The art focuses on speaking plain English to a large crowd of people, while you’re actually saying something else to a secondary audience that shares the same racist…