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At RNC, GOP echoes racial code of Nixon's 1968 campaign

by Associated Press
| August 27, 2020 12:03 AM

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The question was how he planned to address poverty. In his reply, the Republican running for president quickly pivoted to a central campaign theme — denouncing the fiery chaos that had erupted in American cities during protests over civil rights.

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