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Democrats and voting rights: Do as we say — not as we do

Democrats and voting rights: Do as we say — not as we do

With the primaries in full swing, the Republican food fight over Trumpism continues, and Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders compete to bash Wall Street and expand government. But the issues in the primary will not be the issues in the general election. Eventually, the Democratic candidate will be attacked as a tax-raising leftist, while the Republican candidate will be tagged as insensitive to women, minorities, immigrants and civil rights. Some things never change. One predictable line of atta

With the primaries in full swing, the Republican food fight over Trumpism continues, and Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders compete to bash Wall Street and expand government. But the issues in the primary will not be the issues in the general election. Eventually, the Democratic candidate will be attacked as a tax-raising leftist, while the Republican candidate will be tagged as insensitive to women, minorities, immigrants and civil rights. Some things never change. One predictable line of atta…