The tragedy in Paris is roiling U.S. politics, bolstering the Republican right’s anti-immigration demands in the short run and perhaps ultimately enhancing Hillary Rodham Clinton and her credentials as the candidate with experience. Politicians from President Barack Obama on down expressed outrage at the attacks, for which the Islamic State claimed responsibility. Several leading Republicans immediately politicized the issue. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz blamed Obama and a weak “photo-op” foreign policy, and one of the party’s presidential front-runners, Donald Trump, said the tragedy reinforces the needed for “tougher” American leadership. “This will be exceptionally important” in shaping the...
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