Kenosha would still be recovering from those terrible
riots today. >> Donald Trump and his
supporters have a long track record of racist and
misogynistic statements, and with Kamala Harris taking the
lead in most polls, Democrats expect to see even more racist
and sexist statements between now and the election "Here& Now"
Senior political reporter Zac Schultz spoke with several
Democrats in Chicago to see how they would advise people to
respond. >> In July, Donald Trump was in
the middle of a hostile back and forth with a black female
journalist when he questioned the ethnicity of vice President
Kamala Harris. until a number of years ago,
when she happened to turn black, and now she wants to be known as
black. So I don't know, is she Indian or is she black?
>> This came just a few days after old and now infamous clips
resurfaced showing Trump's choice for vice president. Ohio
Senator JD Vance had said the country under Democrats was
being led by childless cat ladies.
country via the Democrats, be it via our corporate oligarchs, by
a bunch of childless cat ladies. >> As these comments and others
that are far worse echo throughout conservative social
media and into real conversations, we wanted to know
what Wisconsin delegates think is the best response. Some say
the most powerful thing is to not let it go unchallenged.
>> If something is racist, then we should say that it's racist.
If something is sexist, then we should say what the thing is. We
should say that it is sexist. And there certainly are those
things that are coming out on the Republican side towards Vice
President Harris and her candidacy to be the first woman
and the first black woman to be president of the United States.
>> I would never suggest ignoring anything racist or
sexist when you're talking to somebody, call it out. Indicate
that that is not acceptable for you to be hearing that.
>> I think, number one, you got to call it out when you see it.
Pretending it's not there doesn't make it go away. It
gives it power. So we have to talk about it and recognize it
for what it is. >> Wisconsin's two members of
Congress have a different approach, having dealt with
Trump while he was president. >> That's the only tool in this
toolkit. You know, it's fair racism, sexism, I would say just
let Donald Trump be Donald Trump, because I think right now
he's an asset to the Democrats. >> Congressman Mark Pocan says
engaging with Trump just amplifies the message that
focuses on Donald Trump again. >> And that's what he loves. No
matter. Like I said, how crazy or stupid of something he says,
he just wants to be talked about.
it only makes sense to engage if you think the person is willing
to listen. >> You got to reach out to the
reachable people. decency in Wisconsin is a state
that prides itself on decency. >> Well, you can do both right?
You can call it out, but do it in such a way where you're not
being disagreeable. Like you don't have to be engaged in a
race to the bottom. >> Wisconsin delegate Thelma
Sias says the best response is to go to work.
>> None of these sounds and expressions or things we have
not heard the most critical way we can respond to these acts of
racism being hurdled is to put our shoes on, put our boots on,
and began to walk and knock on doors and ask for voters to come
to the polls and vote. >> And the way that we combat
that is showing up and using that energy for good.
>> Call me any name you want to call, but just know I'm a voter.
I'm going to the polls. I'm voting for the first African
American woman on the ballot to become president of the United
States of America. That's my States of America. That's my