Is the GOP a white nationalist party?

[Mister Mets]

Honestly, the answer is "No, but..."

The intellectual energy of the party is not on white nationalism, and that is not a prioirity of the majority of its members, who would gladly vote for a Marco Rubio/ Nikki Haley ticket. Or Ted Cruz and Tim Scott.

However, under a two party system it is a more attractive place for white nationalists than the party that has a disproportionately high number of African Americans and Hispanics.

There's probably going to be a well-made argument that Donald Trump represents a different kind of conservatism than the three stools. He's not really a foreign policy conservative. He's not a social conservative. He's not a fiscal conservative. But he does appeal to a fourth group. Let's call them privilege conservatives, who want to keep/ bring back the social order in which they held on to a higher share of power.

[Mister Mets]

The intellectual energy of the party is not on white nationalism, and that is not a prioirity of the majority of its members, who would gladly vote for a Marco Rubio/ Nikki Haley ticket.

You must have missed my quote earlier...

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And Nikki Haley says she is white.

If that is your example of diversity then you are only giving evidence to support the OP.

White nationalists traditionally don't like immigrants. Nor are they in favor of letting individuals determine their own ethnic/ racial categories.

Inspired by this post, I looked up Nikki Haley white. This led to possibly the stupidest political controversy I've ever seen, with some editors and writers at prestigious organizations who should be ashamed of themselves, to say nothing of operatives of the South Carolina Democratic party.

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2011/07/indian-nikki-haley-says-she-is-white%20

http://www.salon.com/2015/06/23/the_curious_case_of_nikki_haley_what_the_republican_governor_can_tell_us_about_american_racial_identity/

The dumbest statement came from the state party chariman.

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If it was advantageous to be white when registering to vote, Harpotlian is basically admitting that those charge of South Carolina was engaging in illegal practices to prevent minorities from gaining ballot access. In 2001, South Carolina had a Democratic Governor (Jim Hodges).