Another Chance for Democrats To Embrace Civilization
The universe keeps giving the Democratic Party opportunities to repudiate its era of lawless radicalism. The latest is another appalling conflagration of 'mostly peaceful' protests on the West Coast. For someone looking to lead the party back from a disappointing election cycle and into a position of broad public trust, this just might be the political chance of a lifetime. Perhaps there is someone for whom the recent violence represents the perfect issue to demonstrate that the party will no longer be ruled by the progressive left. But who could it be?
Coincidentally Holly Otterbein reported over the weekend for Politico:
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