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The Republicans lost a "Sista Souljah" moment...
Rather than jumping on the bandwagon AFTER the pressure got too strong, any one of them could have come out Friday and called for removal of the Confederate Flag, allowing them to appear more mainstream by calling out the fringe of their Party. Add to which, they all had the lesson of Romney remaining quiet in 2012 over the "booing the soldier" incident and the "let him die incident".