On the recordDecember 7, 2020
I realized that individuals weren't -- weren't challenging or threatening me directly. They were threatening me as the personification of our democracy, of our voters' will.
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msnbc.comJocelyn Benson: “I realized that individuals weren't -- weren't challenging or threatening me directly. They were threatening me as the…”
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Benson reflects on how the threats she faced were not just personal but an attack on democracy itself.
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