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title: "Bradford: Democratic Presidential Wannabes Blame Charters for School Segregation"
description: NEWS:They ignore the racist redlining that's actually to blame.
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# [Bradford: Democratic Presidential Wannabes Blame Charters for School Segregation](https://blog.dsstpublicschools.org/helix/bradford-democratic-presidential-wannabes-blame-charters-for-school-segregation)

 Written by [DSST Public Schools](https://blog.dsstpublicschools.org/helix/author/dsst-public-schools) | 08/21/19

During a political campaign, the savviest candidates excel at two things. First, they offer a compelling message that differentiates them from their competitors. Second — which demands true skill and sophistry — they ascribe all their own failings to those very same competitors, forcing them to answer for political, policy and social issues for which they are not responsible. To restate: You blame the other guy for things you did and hope it sticks.

While the presidential contest among Democrats (the hoop-jumping is worthy of a summer community pool), and the battle between traditional public schools and public charter schools for which it has become a proxy, may lack much in the form of clear differentiation...

[Read the full story here. ](https://www.the74million.org/article/bradford-democratic-presidential-wanna-bes-blame-charters-for-school-segregation-they-ignore-the-racist-redlining-thats-actually-to-blame/)

 

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