Behind the GOP Reversal on the Confederate Flag

Politico reports that yesterday’s decision by South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) to ask for the Confederate battle flag to be taken down from the state capitol “had been in the works since last Friday.”

“After a weekend that proved to be a political disaster for the GOP — Republican presidential candidates were knocked back on their heels, faced awkward questions about classifying it as a “hate crime” and also about the contributions some had received from a white supremacist leader whose work influenced the shooter — top party officials and several campaigns quickly fell in line behind the decision to remove the flag.”

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