Ames library presentation examines impact of 'ignored racism' on voting
Peterson said this was particularly relevant to the 2016 presidential election. "The most vivid things from (Donald Trump's) announcement speech were his comments about Mexicans," Peterson said, referencing when the former president erroneously connected Mexican immigrants and crime. Leading up to the 2016 election, "much of the discussion of voter fraud had emphasized Latinos. It was discussions of 'illegal voting,' and mostly meant by 'illegal voting' was 'immigrant voting,'" Peterson said. But during the 2020 election, Peterson said, narratives about voter fraud instead targeted cities wit...