Putting Faith In A ‘Black Chick From Brooklyn’

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Not everyone in the party thinks that's a good thing. Daughtry says she hears from Democrats who complain the party shouldn't be pandering to religious voters. "There are those who have a fear we are all going to start reading Scripture and singing hymns at the top of every meeting," she says. "I'm all for the separation of church and state … [But] Democrats are people of faith. This is not a foreign notion." It's a message she'd like a few million Republicans to hear—and take to heart.

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    I meant a Srare by State roll call vote! Nope, it ain't gonna happen. WHAT HAPPENED TO DEMOCRACY?

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