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Steve Israel: “Our democracy is so frayed, right now that fundamental questions of fitness and truth are just put in the background as…”

On the recordDecember 27, 2022
Our democracy is so frayed, right now that fundamental questions of fitness and truth are just put in the background as long as you are extreme enough.
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Steve Israel
New York

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Steve Israel comments on the state of democracy and the Republican Party's nomination of George Santos.

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