Do You Still Have Hope That America Can Repair Its Faults?

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South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham says he still holds out hope that America can repair its faults. "We have not gone to this point by being a perfect nation," the South Carolina senator said of his state's record on slavery and Jim Crow. 'I'm raising children and grandchildren. I got to have that'

In kicking off the midterms, Joe Biden talked about American democracy as a shared value, enshrined in the country’s founding — a value that both Democrats and Republicans should join together in defending. But there is another possible view of this moment. One that is shared by two very different groups: the voters who propelled Biden to the presidency … and the conservative activists who are rejecting democracy altogether.

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