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In reply to the discussion: The pardon of Arapio is a disgrace to this nation. [View all]LittleBlue
(10,362 posts)35. The average voter can only focus on one or two things at once
They aren't like the political junkies on DU. Some only turn on the TV, listen to the lead story, and mute the rest to eat dinner. Arpaio is a distraction that the vast majority of voters haven't even been following and don't care about as an issue.
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There are many central issues, and this is one of them. Arpaio is NOT a distraction, the so-called
still_one
Aug 2017
#29
It is more than just a disgrace. It drops us into a Constitutional Crisis.
Stonepounder
Aug 2017
#16
The Supreme Court ruled in 1925 that the presidential pardon power applies to criminal contempt
onenote
Aug 2017
#48
He wanted it to be part of a late Friday news dump, hurricane was a bonus to distract people
MrPurple
Aug 2017
#43
The GOP spent eight years trying to scorch the earth to hamper Obama, and now we
fishwax
Aug 2017
#67