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11. Lee Atwater-Roger Stone tactics also.

Sat Oct 22, 2016, 01:25 PM

Oct 2016

“Remember, politics is not about uniting people,” Stone told Jeffrey Toobin in 2008. “It’s about dividing people and getting your 51 percent.”

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Why are we so politically divided? [View all] napi21 Oct 2016 OP

Contributing to? No. --- Tolerating less bull and fighting back? YES! NurseJackie Oct 2016 #1

Short answer --- Runny RayGun and AM Hate Radio lpbk2713 Oct 2016 #2

I think Joseph McCarthy started it. Initech Oct 2016 #19

The insertion of religion into politics is the key... Moostache Oct 2016 #3

I think it's the "no compromise" faction gratuitous Oct 2016 #5

That's an important factor. LWolf Oct 2016 #6

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+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2016 #10

Lee Atwater-Roger Stone tactics also. Elwood P Dowd Oct 2016 #11

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Fox News stoking ignorance Skittles Oct 2016 #17

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Racism GulfCoast66 Oct 2016 #21

civil rights JI7 Oct 2016 #22