The violent political Left

By Michael Barone

Published June 15, 2017 4:46pm ET

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The violent political Left — Contrary to mainstream media expectations, the violence and threats come almost entirely from the political Left, not the Right. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) | Jose Luis Magana

Violence is in the air these days.

It was visible to the world on Victoria Square in Manchester and London Bridge in the days before the British general election June 8. It was visible on the baseball field in Alexandria Wednesday morning as a Trump hater and Bernie Sanders volunteer took a rifle and shot House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and four others as Republicans practiced for the congressional baseball game.

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