.MaddowBlog: It's highly unusual for a competitive U.S. Senate candidate to call for a 'shut down' of public schools. Ohio's Josh Mandel went there anyway.
Ahead of the debate, Mandel tweeted that the country should "shut down government schools and put schools in churches and synagogues."
For those unfamiliar with Mandel and his political style, it's worth noting for context that much of his campaign is built on making outrageous political statements, which he peddles in the hopes that his provocative rhetoric will be denounced, which in turn empowers Mandel to effectively boast to the GOP base,"Look at all the liberals who are mad at me."
Indeed, it seems the Republican candidate, on a nearly daily basis, says or does something ridiculous for the express purpose of generating criticisms. The more people are offended by Mandel's antics, the more he believes his campaign benefits from the public indignation. But what makes Mandel's newest example so notable is the risk he's taking: Americans generally like the existence of public schools. For a U.S. Senate candidate to call for the closure of"government schools" altogether is the sort of thing swing voters might notice — and have a problem with.
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