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Al Franken: “If we lose this one, if we allow this to overturn elections, elected officials, elected Republican officials to overturn…”

On the recordJune 1, 2021
If we lose this one, if we allow this to overturn elections, elected officials, elected Republican officials to overturn elections, our democracy goes away.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota
Source
msnbc.com

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Franken warns about the dangers of allowing Republican officials to overturn elections, emphasizing the importance of democracy.

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