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Is "Russiagate" Collapsing as a Political Strategy?

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In political terms, The Hill's June 24 news article headlined "Dems Push Leaders to Talk Less About Russia" should be a wakeup call. Held in the thrall of Russia-bashing incantations since early winter, some Democrats in Congress have started to realize that they must break the spell. But they will need help from constituents willing to bluntly tell them to snap out of it.

If there is to be a human future on this planet, it will require real diplomacy between the U.S. and Russia, the world's two nuclear-weapons superpowers. Meanwhile -- even if the nuclear threat from continuing to escalate hostility toward Russia doesn't rank high on the list of Democrats' concerns on Capitol Hill -- maybe the prospects of failure in the elections next year will compel a major change. It's time for the dangerous anti-Russia fever to break.

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