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Carter: Trump Wants Dirt Because Americans Do, Too
Leave it to Stephen Carter to ask instructive questions. Still, I wonder whether this might not be a good moment to move from familiar and comfortable Trump-bashing to ask a larger question: Might it not be time we demanded that our political candidates and their supporters refuse dirt from any source, foreign or domestic? Might we not consider…
Leave it to Stephen Carter to ask instructive questions.
Still, I wonder whether this might not be a good moment to move from familiar and comfortable Trump-bashing to ask a larger question: Might it not be time we demanded that our political candidates and their supporters refuse dirt from any source, foreign or domestic? Might we not consider the possibility that campaigns should henceforth stick to the issues?
Thoughts?
John Stoehr is the editor of the Editorial Board. He writes the daily edition. Find him @johnastoehr.
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