Does Trump's rise prove the tea party was about race?

[Indy Texas]

If we are going to have any hope of decent race relations in this country we have to dispel the notion that wanting less taxing has anything to do with racism.  Calvin Coolidge fought for civil rights while also being very fiscally conservative.  

If you advocate cutting programs that help the poor when non-white people are disproportionately more likely to be poor than whites are, the burden of proof is on you to prove your intentions are not racist.