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On the recordJune 28, 2021
The guardrails I thought were in place around many of our democratic institutions really depend on the two parties agreeing to those ground rules, those guardrails, and that one of them right now doesn’t seem as committed.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Obama expresses concern about the commitment of one political party to democratic institutions and norms.

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