Rep. Steve Scalise: Republicans keep getting violently attacked – Democrats should condemn this
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We are less than 20 days out from Election Day and the shocking reports of attacks against Republican candidates and volunteers keep getting worse. In Minnesota, two Republican candidates for state office were punched. Shane Mekeland is a first-time candidate who is unfortunately entering politics at a time when violence seems to be condoned or shrugged off by leading voices on the left.