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Dems risk culture war fight in Charlottesville response
The Associated Press ^ | August 18, 2017 | Bill Barrow

Posted on 08/18/2017 7:25:11 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump’s widely criticized response to white supremacist violence in Virginia has left Democrats in a quandary: how to seize the moral high ground without getting sucked into a politically perilous culture war.

Democrats have denounced Trump for blaming “both sides” for deadly protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, and, more recently, for defending Confederate monuments.

But the party faces a complex task: While addressing race and history in ways that reflect the party’s values, Democrats also need to focus on issues like jobs and the economy that resonate with a wider range of voters, including white independents, ahead of the 2018 midterm election.....

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TOPICS: Virginia; Issues; Parties; State and Local
KEYWORDS: charlottesville; democrats; trump; virginia
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If one is not a welfare recipient, pervert, ANTIFA, Black Lives Matter, queer, or Muzzie the Democrats don’t want to associate with you


21 posted on 08/19/2017 4:41:21 AM PDT by okie 54
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

A culture war they have zero chance of winning is starting now and they can’t stop it. Everything antifa does will be laid at their feet and they have no way to run away from these animals.


22 posted on 08/19/2017 5:16:40 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: dynachrome

They believe that the other side won’t fight a culture war, because the other side has bought the idea that their group identity is a toxic one of privileged oppressors, and that therefor they shouldn’t stand together as a group.


23 posted on 08/19/2017 6:42:18 AM PDT by Architect of Avalon
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To: snarkytart

The report I say had 62% opposed to removing then and only 27% in favor with about 10% undecided or no opinion.


24 posted on 08/19/2017 7:03:07 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Conservatives love America for what it is. Liberals hate America for the same reason.)
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