In the week since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Pennsylvania politicians have been united in their condemnation of political violence. But opinions differ on the cause for the increase in violence.
Last Wednesday, post after post popped up online from Democrats and Republicans alike condemning political violence.
Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, who is also vice chair of the National Democratic Party, highlighted how state groups of young Democrats and young Republicans were putting out joint statements, Kenyatta saying “this is who we have to be!”
Discourse has also increased about the role that political parties play in the increase of political violence.
State Sen. Greg Rothman, also the chair of Pennsylvania’s Republican Party, accused “the Left” of violent rhetoric in a social media post ab