Everything that’s happening now in Arizona and elsewhere, to change the rules and make it harder to vote, it’s all about really continuing this effort to undermine democracy through the next presidential election.
Jocelyn Benson: “Everything that’s happening now in Arizona and elsewhere, to change the rules and make it harder to vote, it’s all about…”
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Benson expresses concern that current actions in Arizona and other states are aimed at undermining democracy ahead of the next presidential election.
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