Robert F. Kennedy 
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SOURCE: Made By History at the Washington Post
6/8/2021
Social Fissures have Made Building a Broad Liberal Coalition Hard for 50 Years
by Steven M. Gillon
Hostility toward the welfare state, frequently driven by the idea that government programs unfairly benefit minorities at the expense of whites, has prevented the Democratic party from consolidating a political majority for decades. Worshipping fallen heroes like Robert Kennedy obscures the political work needed to build and keep a coalition.
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