George Romney 
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SOURCE: FiveThirtyEight
6/24/2020
The Republican Choice: How a Party Spent Decades Making Itself White
Talk of “election integrity” by the Grand Old Party is inextricably intertwined with its modern history of pandering to racist elements of American life; any attempt to disentangle these stories and tell them separately is disingenuous, even if it angers partisans.
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SOURCE: The Atlantic
6/8/2020
Why Romney Marched
Former Michigan Governor George Romney practiced a commitment to civil rights and fair housing even at political cost.
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SOURCE: Washington Post
2/6/20
How Romney’s vote to convict Trump paid homage to his rabble-rousing Republican father
George Romney forged ahead with his support for civil rights and against extremism, which at times pitted him against members of his own party.
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