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[–] NeedMoarGuitars 5 points -1 points (+4|-5) ago 

Trump is referring to a time before the Voting Rights Act and Civil Rights Act were passed. An era of Jim Crow when white men controlled the reins of power. This was also an era where women were married and pregnant in their teens or very early 20s so they had little chance for a career. I don't believe Trump personally supports any of this narrative but he damn well knows his voters do and he'll pander the fuck out of them to get them to the polls on election day.

This narrative is why the Bushes, Mitt Romney, and John McCain aren't attending their own party's convention. None want to be tarred by this brush. Ditto the first-, secondary-, and tertiary-tier campaign consultants. None want this albatross ruining their careers. This is also why the Trump campaign is so spectacularly mismanaged, they just don't have the talent on the support team.

Bob Dole is the sole living GOP presidential candidate to attend the RNC in Cleveland. He's an absolute hero, but he's also 92 and may not live to see another one. Still think he's being foolish.