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Donna Edwards: “I am still frightened for the fragility of our democracy, because the reason that it held -- and we found this out…”

On the recordSeptember 19, 2021
I am still frightened for the fragility of our democracy, because the reason that it held -- and we found this out -- was because of people’s goodwill.
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Donna Edwards
Democratic · Maryland
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msnbc.com

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Donna Edwards expresses concern about the fragility of democracy and the reliance on goodwill for its preservation.

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