Until it won the election in November, the GOP was the First Amendment party; establishment Democrats were censors.

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance campaigned on free speech. Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris didn't mention it.

In fairness to Harris, the mainstream news media overcovered Florida’s “Stop WOKE Act” but underreported more widespread leftist censorship such as California’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) rules that micromanage college teaching.

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) litigated each.

Swing voters smelled hypocrisy. A poll conducted by the University of Chicago and commissioned by FIRE indicated that free speech concerned many voters in the 2024 election.

Polling by other........

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