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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe 2020 issue that matters is democracy itself (WashPost)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-future-of-us-democracy-is-on-the-ballot-in-2020-dont-pretend-otherwise/2019/06/30/10c2e902-9aa2-11e9-916d-9c61607d8190_story.html?utm_term=.9df4d06bf370<snip>
The future of U.S. democracy will be on the ballot next year. No one should pretend otherwise.
We witnessed President Trumps obvious disdain for democratic rights and liberties once again last week during his warm encounter in Japan with Russian strongman Vladimir Putin.
And the Supreme Courts partisan, antidemocratic decision on gerrymandering, written by Chief Justice John G.?Roberts Jr., showed how dangerous it would be to expand a right-wing majority hellbent on making our system less inclusive, less fair and less equal.
For these reasons, Democratic primary voters should not be knocked for making electability their highest criterion in picking a presidential candidate.
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The 2020 issue that matters is democracy itself (WashPost) (Original Post)
kentuck
Jun 2019
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AlexSFCA
(6,139 posts)1. absolutely
and were debating nuances of healthcare, its insanity! WTF
Initech
(100,099 posts)2. Either you side with western democracy or you side with Putin and dictatorship.
Next November we will see which is which.
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)3. I missed the food fight again?
Electability is a perception, it is to early to determine that candidate x has a greater chance of winning than candidate y.
appalachiablue
(41,168 posts)4. K & R The Big Picture.