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When Democrats support radical and unpopular policy, Washington Post, others think the story is Republicans ‘pouncing’

By Becket Adams
Published February 1, 2019 2:51pm ET
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When Democrats support radical and unpopular policy, Washington Post, others think the story is Republicans ‘pouncing’
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam gestures as he delivers his State of the Commonwealth address before a joint session of the Virginia General Assembly as Lt. gov. Justin Fairfax, left, and House Speaker Kirk cox, R-Colonial Heights, right, listen at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. | (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

It has been a bad week for the Democratic Party and an even worse one for the press.

Prominent Democrats, including some 2020 hopefuls, came out this week in support of fundamentally radical positions. So, naturally, newsrooms are trying hard to make the story about the Republican efforts to take advantage of this.

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