“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“AI is not going anywhere. It has both promise and peril. I just want us to be thinking critically about this from all angles.”
“I’d be worried about a massive economic slowdown. You know, the impact of Wall Street on Main Street, and I’d be worried about job losses.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”

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On the recordFebruary 11, 2022
The Republican Party has become something almost unrecognizable. When I started there, it was tough then but it just got worse and worse and worse and worse.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota
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Franken discusses the transformation of the Republican Party over time.

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