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On the recordJuly 30, 2024
this expanding tension in which warfare is conducted by the minority against the President...is just not serving our democracy well.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley critiques the detrimental effects of partisan warfare on democracy.

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