AP:
Republican leaders urge colleagues to steer clear of racist and sexist attacks on Harris
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At a closed-door meeting of House Republicans on Tuesday, National Republican Congressional Committee chairman Richard Hudson, R-N.C., urged lawmakers to stick to criticizing Harris for her role in Biden-Harris administration policies.
“This election will be about policies and not personalities,” House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters after the meeting.
“This is not personal with regard to Kamala Harris,” he added, “and her ethnicity or her gender have nothing to do with this whatsoever.”
Isn't express mention of her gender and ethnicity itself a dog whistle? Come out of a meeting saying the campaign will hinge upon critique of policy and administration actions and aims, isn't that enough? Were I to say it is best to talk of Trump, as Trump, not Drumpf, what is the message in a message?