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This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America's Future (Book Talk)
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A lot of Republicans who don’t like Trump choose to stay quiet because you can survive while being quiet.
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Over the last two years, the nation seems to have been broken. Against the background of a politicized pandemic, there was a verbal and legal assault on democracy predicated on the lie of a rigged election, followed by a literal assault on the US Capitol building. Then, in spite of something so obvious to unite against, the opposition party struggled to find a solid ticket and a solid message. This Will Not Pass co-author Jonathan Martin and journalist Mary Louise Kelly discuss the question: Can American democracy, as we know it, ever work again?
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