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Colin Allred: “I think our democracy is at a tipping point. What you just talked about here is overturning elections, stopping certain…”

On the recordMay 30, 2021
I think our democracy is at a tipping point. What you just talked about here is overturning elections, stopping certain Americans from voting. That’s how you lose your democracy. We’re having a very sanitized conversation about this, pretending, so to speak, as if this is kind of Democrats or Republicans and the usual push and pull. This is not usual. This is not normal.
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Colin Allred
Democratic · Texas
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Allred warns about the dangers of legislation that undermines voting rights and the integrity of democracy.

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