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Michael Bennet: Today in ways that were unimaginable to me when I was in college, except when I read it in the history books…

On the recordJune 22, 2021
Today in ways that were unimaginable to me when I was in college, except when I read it in the history books, anti-democratic forces are stronger than any time since Jim Crow.
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Michael Bennet
Democratic · Colorado
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Bennet remarks on the resurgence of anti-democratic forces in the current political climate, comparing it to the era of Jim Crow.

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