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In 1968, the American Independent Party nominated segregationist George Wallace, the archrival of Kennedy's father, for president.
The racist Alabama politician said "looters" in civil rights protests should be shot "on sight." President Trump said, "When the looting starts, the shooting starts."
When people like a politician’s lies better than they like the truth, it’s tough to change their minds.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Reinventing one’s political positioning is a survival tactic.
"Somebody’s going to get killed before this primary is over, and I hope it’s not me," said guess who?
"Chief Justice Moore should be a protector not a purveyor, and that makes his grandstanding all the more dangerous."
It's like George Wallace and Joe McCarthy are back, says Rep. Keith Ellison.