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The guardrails of #Democracy #Failed. Now It’s Down to Us.

With government guardrails compromised, #JamelleBouie urges that only #American #voters can #protect #democracy and prevent Trump’s #authoritarian #ambitions from eroding the nation’s foundational values by #voting for #KamalaHarris.

— Though he couldn't say that explicitly, It is the New York Times afterall.

nytimes.com/2024/10/25/opinion

The New York Times · Opinion | What Is It That the Generals Are Telling Us About Trump?By Jamelle Bouie
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“Presidents #HarryTruman in 1952 & #LyndonJohnson in 1968, who suffered faltering health & popularity, also exemplified such #humility & #valor by prioritizing the national interest over their #ambitions.

“Just because#Biden stepped away voluntarily does not mean it was easy. The more #Democrats pushed the president to drop out of the race in the aftermath of last month’s debate…& the more that #GOP voices taunted him, the more he stubbornly dug in: