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Kathy Castor: “Spreading lies about a candidate, designing messages to suppress the vote of specific communities, or communicating…”

On the recordJune 23, 2020
Spreading lies about a candidate, designing messages to suppress the vote of specific communities, or communicating falsehoods about voter registration or electoral procedures is, in my view, an act of assault on our democracy.
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Kathy Castor
Democratic · Florida

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Castor emphasizes the dangers of misinformation in politics and its impact on democracy.

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