I suspect it has always been in presidential races,
Trump just has no subtlety about it.
In many ways Jeb Bush's 'Prioritise aid for Christians' shit is scarier for it being subtler.
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monkeon schmonkeon,
Tue 8 Dec 2015, 18:09,
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But, but
wouldn't that be unconstitutional? And we know how keen the republicans are on not changing the constitution. Maybe it's only the amendments that they don't want changing...
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FridgeBadger,
Tue 8 Dec 2015, 18:23,
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