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Was This the Strangest Weekend in American Political History?
Robert MackeyMarch 14, 2016
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(The Intercept_) Here’s a brief recap of one of the most densely strange weekends in American political history.
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Things started to go off the rails on Friday, when Clinton, attending the funeral of another former first lady, Nancy Reagan, offered up a startlingly inaccurate account of “how difficult it was for people to talk about HIV/AIDS back in the 1980s” until a national conversation finally began “because of both President and Mrs. Reagan — in particular Mrs. Reagan.”
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— but then protesters in Chicago managed to shut down a rally for Trump on Friday night and attention veered back to the increasing threat of violence at his campaign events.
After Trump decided not to attend that rally, the event shifted into something unpredictable, as protesters, many of them young and black, celebrated inside the hall, and angry Trump supporters, many older and white, began to file out.
After Trump decided not to attend that rally, the event shifted into something unpredictable, as protesters, many of them young and black, celebrated inside the hall, and angry Trump supporters, many older and white, began to file out.
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TWO DONALD TRUMPS FALL FOR INTERNET HOAXES; NEXT LEVEL RAPID RESPONSE FROM SANDERS
Go here for a complete break down, and more.
https://theintercept.com/2016/03/14/strangest-weekend-american-political-history/
