"And if Democrats can get themselves back into power using the only remnant of democracy that's still barely on life support-national elections conducted by state authorities not yet in the bag for Trump-they need to understand that their task is not to defend an imperiled democracy but to prevent the GOP from further consolidating the autocracy that its craven politicians, reactionary intellectuals, complicit judges, and guileless voters have imagined for more than two decades and have finally put into practice over the last seven months."
"For close to a decade now, leading Democrats have told voters that they have to vote blue to save democracy from Donald Trump and his allies. Following the assassination of a Minnesota Democratic lawmaker and her husband by a far-right extremist in June, for example, House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) went on television and said that the task ahead was to "defend our democracy, uplift and cherish the Constitution and create a better America moving forward.""
For close to a decade, leading Democrats told voters they must vote blue to save democracy from Donald Trump and his allies. After the June assassination of a Minnesota Democratic lawmaker and her husband by a far-right extremist, House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries urged Americans to defend democracy and cherish the Constitution. American democracy is now described as vanquished, aided by a 2024 electorate that endorsed institution-wrecking. If Democrats regain power through the remaining functioning national elections, their priority must shift from defending a threatened democracy to preventing the GOP from consolidating an autocratic regime. The scale of collapse has been obscured by rapid policy outrages and limited public attention.
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