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Democracy is not on the ballot:

John Quiggin · 1 Nov 2026

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  1. The bigger lesson of 2024 is that a plurality of American voters are willing to vote against democracy, and a majority are willing to vote against or abstain.
  2. That means Democrats must not tolerate any such corruption on their own side, regardless of the political costs of action.
  3. Democrats as diverse as Kirsten Gillibrand and Bernie Sanders have condemned his actions, but he is still generally regarded as a “party elder”, regularly invited to campaign for Democratic candidates. That needs to stop.

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