If President Donald Trump putting race at the forefront of his re-election campaign rings familiar, that's because another White House hopeful did the same half a century ago — and saw the strategy resonate with many Americans. George Wallace was elected governor of Alabama as a Democrat in 1962
WASHINGTON — If President Donald Trump putting race at the forefront of his re-election campaign rings familiar, that's because another White House hopeful did the same half a century ago — and saw the strategy resonate with many Americans.
Wallace's visceral populism was built on raucous rallies and the belittling of opponents under the slogan"Stand Up for America." He once declared of those participating in the riots then sweeping the nation's cities,"Bam! Bam! Bam! Shoot 'em dead on the spot," and energized many poor and working-class whites in the South and Midwest who felt disillusioned with both parties.
Trump campaign spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany rejected the comparison, saying it"is absurd on its face and a desperate attempt from the fake news to distract from President Trump's record of accomplishments for black Americans." "The country is so divided," Mackowiak added."Even if you want to be a uniter, I don't think it's possible."
Still, Dan T. Carter, a retired University of South Carolina professor and author of"The Politics of Rage: George Wallace, The Origins of the New Conservatism, and the Transformation of American Politics," said that, as a presidential candidate, Wallace actually didn't use race as directly as Trump is now doing. Instead, he talked in euphemisms about opposing the civil rights movement.
Wallace ran for president four times, including in 1972, when he was shot while campaigning in Maryland by would-be assassin and 21-year-old busboy Arthur Bremer. Wallace was paralyzed from the waist down and spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair. He was re-elected to a fourth and final term as Alabama governor in 1982, after publicly saying he'd been wrong about race. Wallace died in 1998.
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