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"Soft on crime" label

Democrats have run from "soft on crime" label for over 50 years

A caption on the YouTube's video.

Does the caption mean that Democrats have avoided to speak against that sort of label for 50 years?

  

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fold navy 285 Does the caption mean that Democrats have avoided to speak against that sort of label for 50 years? It's ambiguous. I wouldn't like to guess what a bad writer meant by running from a label.

  • fold navy 285 Does the caption mean that Democrats have avoided to speak against that sort of label for 50 years?
  • It's ambiguous.
  • I wouldn't like to guess what a bad writer meant by running from a label.
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fold navy 285Does the caption mean that Democrats have avoided to speak against that sort of label for 50 years?

It's ambiguous. I wouldn't like to guess what a bad writer meant by running from a label.

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Democrats have run from "soft on crime" label for over 50 years

A caption on the YouTube's video.

Does the caption mean that Democrats have avoided to speak against that sort of label for 50 years?

No. That's not the meaning. Here's my take on it:

It means that Democrats have had to deal with criticism that cla

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