Neither the Republican nor the Democratic party will gain victory in the current political campaigns unless both parties reject appeals to racial and religious animosities, it was urged today in a statement issued by the National Conference of Christians and Jews.
“It is the American way to conduct our political competition just as we conduct our sports – fair and according to the rules, ” the statement read. “In politics the rule book calls for a campaign based only on legitimate issues. It rejects any attempt to win votes through low-blow appeals to racial and religious animosities.”
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