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De Alexander: “It has had many successors at the polls, in the Legislature, and at the primaries, but none bolder and more harmful, or…”

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It has had many successors at the polls, in the Legislature, and at the primaries, but none bolder and more harmful, or ruder and more outrageously wrong.
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De Alexander
Republican · New York

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Here, Alexander emphasizes the lasting negative impact of a specific political precedent.

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