{"id":1004456,"date":"2015-12-21T16:59:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T16:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/democrats.org\/blog\/2015\/12\/21\/dnc-statement-on-senator-lindsey-graham-dropping-out-of-the-presidential-race\/"},"modified":"2024-05-23T20:21:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T20:21:51","slug":"dnc-statement-on-senator-lindsey-graham-dropping-out-of-the-presidential-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-statement-on-senator-lindsey-graham-dropping-out-of-the-presidential-race\/","title":{"rendered":"DNC Statement on Senator Lindsey Graham dropping out of the presidential race"},"content":{"rendered":"

“In its 2012 election autopsy, the Republican Party made a big deal about supporting immigration reform<\/a> and reaching out to Hispanic voters. Three years later, the one presidential candidate who has consistently favored comprehensive immigration reform just dropped out of the race after attracting virtually no support. At the same time, the party’s front-runner has consistently demonized immigrant communities, while the party’s second-place candidate recently challenged<\/a> the rest of the field to align with his extreme position of opposing legalization or citizenship for undocumented immigrants. Good job, good effort, GOP.” – Eric Walker, DNC Spokesperson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“In its 2012 election autopsy, the Republican Party made a big deal about supporting immigration reform and reaching out to Hispanic voters. Three years later, the one presidential candidate who has consistently favored comprehensive immigration reform just dropped out of the race after attracting virtually no support. 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