For these and other GOP White House hopefuls, “political correctness” is more than a subject of heated debate among college students; it’s a threat to the very fabric of American society. And they’ve made its demise a central theme of their campaigns.'
“It’s a very convenient line of argument. If someone registers disapproval, instead of defending what you said, you can counter attack by saying that you are in fact the victim of ‘political correctness.’”'