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Ms Marcotte's story, as she tells it anyway, is unfortunately an excellent example of why I can't bring myself to be called a Democrat. The country is being run off the rails by the current administration, wrecking any ability I ever had to support the GOP. Yet, as I look to the left side of the political spectrum, I see a movement that is all too often captive to peurile shenanigans, driven by un-serious people, and hidden behind flimsy identity group politics.
Perhaps Ms Marcotte, rather than ranting her objections like this, and blaming some vast right-wing conspiracy, should take to heart the comments of Edwards himself, the man she sought to work for. Although she says he did not force her to leave his campaign, he did publicly and clearly rebuke her for the content and tone of her writing. If this doesn't make it clear to her that she is beyond the pale, perhaps nothing will.
