Friday, September 30, 2016

Tim Kaine Talks Race and Politics in Essay: 'It's a Civil Rights Election'


With 39 days left to election day, the effort to focus on the priorities of base voters is becoming clearer in the race for the White House.

"Over many years of Sundays, I've learned how being white in America means you can go your entire life without ever understanding the challenges African-Americans face every day. It's on all of us to come to grips with these issues," the Democratic nominee for Vice President wrote. 

"In many ways, that's the deeper question we're facing in this election: who we are, how we treat each other and what kind of nation we want to leave our children. It's a civil rights election," the junior Senator from Virginia, which is 20 percent African American, states bluntly. 

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