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Gary Peters: “It's because when we think about elections that's the pillar, that's the very foundation of our democratic republic. And…”

On the recordDecember 16, 2020
It's because when we think about elections that's the pillar, that's the very foundation of our democratic republic. And that it's important for folks to trust what happens in an election, that they're free and fair, that their voice is heard, it's legitimate.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan
Source
msnbc.com

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Peters discusses the importance of trust in elections as fundamental to democracy and warns against delegitimizing the electoral process.

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