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Haley Barbour Gaffe Drags Republican Party Backwards on Race

Haley Barbour’s refusal to denounce Confederate license plates is just the latest example of a Republican Party that is regressing on race—and damaging its electoral future.

Peter Beinart
Peter Beinart
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Former Virginia Senator George Allen and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour. (Credit: AP Photo)
Peter Beinart

Peter Beinart

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