Barack Obama: “It will mean everything is subject to the most partisan of politics…”

On the recordSeptember 20, 2020

It will mean everything is subject to the most partisan of politics, everything, and our democracy will ultimately suffer as well.

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Obama warns that partisan politics will harm democracy.

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