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It's Not OK, Really!

The GOP ad closes with an implicit message that many perceive to be vaguely racist, raising concerns over political integrity.

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As I've written before, I'm nonpartisan. My decisions are dictated by more than political affiliation and I support members across the blue-red spectrum. But while the DNC and RNC websites are predictably focused on the same candidate this morning, I'm particularly troubled with the way this new GOP ad closes. Regardless of whether Debra Bartoshevich was aware of the implicit message when she spoke these lines, I'm not alone in the reaction that it seems to be vaguely racist. Politics aside, that tactic is completely unacceptable--and no, not okay.

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