"Instead, the congresswoman focused on the rhetoric from the left. What the Democrats are doing right now, if they can't beat you on the issues, they can't debate you on issues, you have to personalize it, McClain said. You're a fascist! You're a racist! How about just talk to me on the issue and debate me on issues? Leave the personalizations out. But they can't."
"But moments after she talked about how it is her job, as a political leader, to tone down the rhetoric, McClain attacked the opposition party in stark terms. All you have to do is look at: One side holds a vigil, and the other side stokes the flames and burns cities, she said. It's really simple to see the contrast in America between good and evil, right and wrong, and the Republican Party and the Democrats."
Rep. McClain criticized left-wing rhetoric as personal attacks, saying Democrats personalize when they cannot beat opponents on issues and urging debates focus on policy. She declined to admonish Republicans or President Donald Trump for using similar rhetoric, noting Trump's repeated labeling of Vice President Kamala Harris as "a radical left marxist communist fascist" during the 2024 campaign. McClain said political leaders should tone down rhetoric but then sharply accused Democrats of stoking violence. She contrasted one side holding vigils while the other allegedly burns cities, and framed the divide as a stark moral contrast between good and evil and between Republicans and Democrats.
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