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On the recordJanuary 25, 2021
When a party decides to make winning more important than the preservation of fair elections, that's when the whole democratic experiment starts to, you know, go down the toilet.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Chris Murphy warns about the dangers of prioritizing electoral success over fair election processes.

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