Trump Moves America Backward from Dog-Whistle Racism to Overt Racism

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His new show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.

Brad is first joined by Shawn Zeller, Deputy Editor of CQ Magazine, and host of the 'CQ on Congress' podcast. Shawn's Twitter handle is @ShawnZeller.

The two discuss whether the United States is moving backwards from 'dog whistle racism' back to overt racism. They also analyze how Trump has stoked divisions in the country based on race, and why Congressional Republicans are so hesitant to criticize Trump's racist tweets and comments.

During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political round-table with two guests who continue the discussion on Trump's racism, including his lie that he tried to quell the 'send her back' chant at his rally. They also explore whether this famous MLK quote is still true in America today: "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."

The two round-table guests are Nick Guthman and Mark Grimaldi. Nick is Co-Founder of 'Blue Future,' a national organizing program run out of the Youth Progressive Action Catalyst, a youth-led political action committee (PAC), focused on organizing young people around progressive electoral campaigns. His Twitter handle is @NickGuthman. The website for 'Blue Future' is OurBlueFuture.us.
Mark Grimaldi, or 'Marky Mark' as Leslie Marshall calls him, is the Executive Producer of this show and a Democratic Activist. His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi.

Brad writes a column every Sunday on the 2020 Presidential race for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago.
His website is BannonCR.com and his Twitter handle is @BradBannon.