A complete lie: Understanding the propaganda behind the political meme that “America is a 50/50 nation”
Three republican presidents did it, in every case to hold onto a Republican Senate. Lincoln did it. Grant did it. Harrison did it. It is getting close to time for Biden to do it. Mitch McConnell was recently on TV telling wealthy donors to a fundraiser in Kentucky, “We’ve got a 50-50 Senate right now. We’ve got a 50-50 nation.” I was listening to an NPR news segment, as I recall, and a reporter or commentator said, “America is a 50/50 nation.” I waited for the host to confront him, but not a word. An hour later I heard...
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