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Mehdi Hasan: So, I mean, our politics are broken out, democracies broken when 70 percent of the public support a bill and not a…

On the recordMarch 5, 2021
So, I mean, our politics are broken out, democracies broken when 70 percent of the public support a bill and not a single Republican in the House or Senate support it. That is broken democracy.
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Mehdi Hasan
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Critique of the lack of bipartisan support for popular legislation.

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