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In reply to the discussion: You know what's really sad? Hillary would have been an excellent POTUS. [View all]PatSeg
(47,991 posts)republican leaders found all kinds of creative ways to undermine him, even opposing legislation they believed in. It worked so well for them before, that they would have done it again and again every chance they got. So many of them absolutely have to go for good. They clearly are bad for America and democracy.
Of course, Russia takes the lion's share of the blame, but republicans and right wing media had laid the groundwork for years now. Putin was planting seeds in very fertile ground, while also bribing and compromising republican lawmakers. I'm sure we will be discovering much more as the years pass.
There are so many major changes that must be made and it will require Democratic majorities for quite a long time. First and foremost voting rights, election integrity, campaign finance reform, etc. - big sweeping progressive changes.
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