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Racial issues cloud the Democratic presidential campaign

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Stan Olson Las Vegas
April 28, 2019 - 9:00 pm
 

This racism in politics is a two-edged sword. Kamala Harris is proud to hire “women of color.” It is a feature of her campaign. Yet if Elizabeth Warren said “hiring women who are white” was a feature of her campaign, she would be sent to a mental institution.

Please, can we just be Americans and get our jobs the old-fashioned way by being qualified?

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