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A degrading new political trend no longer rattles Americans
What happened
AlterNet argues that a degrading campaign ad from Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy attacking Democratic opponent Amy Acton reflects a decade-long normalization of misogynistic and dehumanizing Republican rhetoric. The commentary says Donald Trump defended the ad as “very powerful” and blamed the press for portraying it negatively.
The piece contends that Trump’s repeated insults toward women, immigrants and political opponents lowered the party’s standards and gave figures such as Ramaswamy permission to escalate. But it supplies no polling or other evidence…
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