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Jasmine Crockett: “This is really a moral issue. It`s not a partisan issue. The Republicans want to pretend like it`s the Democrats or that…”

On the recordAugust 11, 2021
This is really a moral issue. It`s not a partisan issue. The Republicans want to pretend like it`s the Democrats or that it`s just black folk. But it`s not. It`s about what`s right, what`s wrong. It`s about our democracy, a democracy that seemingly they only believe in so long as it means that they`re in power.
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Jasmine Crockett
Democratic · Texas
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msnbc.com

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Crockett discusses the moral implications of democracy and the partisan manipulation of voting rights.

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