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On the recordMarch 15, 2023
What we have seen is this tendency of people to come into office via democratic means, but then to try to unwind the democratic institutions.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine discusses the threat to democracy from elected officials undermining institutions.

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