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On the recordOctober 11, 2021
That story, the story of how good people were persuaded to abandon their beliefs and ideology, their dedication to something larger than themselves and their ambition, came to embrace an ugly Nativism that their party had long held at bay, that’s the one I wish to tell.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

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Schiff reflects on the transformation of the Republican Party and the abandonment of core beliefs.

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