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How To Convince A Confederate Flag Supporter That It Must Come Down

That issue has entered the presidential race as Republican candidates vying for their party’s presidential nomination are refusing to say whether the Confederate flag should be removed from the capital grounds of the Palmetto State.
Here is why: according to a 2014 Winthrop University Poll, the overwhelming majority of white South Carolinians and potential GOP primary voters support keeping the flag right where it is:

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ThinkProgress spoke to several attendees and asked how they’d convince supporters of the Confederate flag to tear it down.

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The Big Lie About What It Takes To Remove The Confederate Flag In South Carolina

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The media has emphasized the difficulty of removing the flag, citing a state law which requires a two-thirds majority to do so. ... Poltifact rated the claim that “any changes” to the display of the Confederate flag in South Carolina required a supermajority vote as “true.”

But it isn’t true. Congressman James Clyburn (D-SC) explained: