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They're undermining our alliances,
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coing up to Russia. What happened to the
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Its central organizing principle in
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was the fight against communism. And now
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they're cozing up to the former head of
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actively blocking legislation that would
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defend our elections from Russian
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attack. What happened? Seem utterly
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to find the backbone to safeguard the
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institutions that make our democracy
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work. I'm here to tell you that you
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should still be concerned with our
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current course and should still want to
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see a restoration of honesty and decency
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and lawfulness in our government. It
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should not be Democratic or Republican.
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It should not be a partisan issue to say
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that we do not pressure the attorney
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general or the FBI to use the criminal
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justice system as a cudgel to punish our
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political opponents. And the closer that
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we get to election day, the more those
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invested in the politics of fear and
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to will do anything to hang on to their
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recent gains, who want to keep us
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divided and keep us angry and keep us
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cynical because that helps them maintain
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the status quo and keep their power and
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keep their privilege. In the end, the
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the threat to our democracy
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doesn't just come from Donald Trump or
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the current batch of Republicans in
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Congress or the Koch brothers and their
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lobbyists or, you know, too much
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compromise from Democrats or Russian
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The biggest threat to our democracy is
