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David Cicilline: “If a President cheats in his effort at reelection, trusting the democratic process to serve as a check to that election…”

On the recordDecember 10, 2019
If a President cheats in his effort at reelection, trusting the democratic process to serve as a check to that election is no remedy at all.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Cicilline asserts that cheating in elections negates the effectiveness of democratic checks.

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