The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 8/5/7
The caller had a strange political question. She admitted as much sort of sheepishly saying, “I know this sounds crazy, but I am am serious.”
I learned a long time ago that there are no crazy questions when it comes to Mississippi politics. “OK, shoot,” I said.
“Can you tell me the difference between the Democratic and the Republican parties?”
I started to answer, then had to pause. I write about politics every day, but a straight up question on the difference between the Republican and Democratic parties state and locally is a good question.
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