Suddenly, Trump Is Interested in Democracy
As Maine throws him off the ballot, the president who betrayed democracy is now pleading for its protections.
by David Frum
Dec 29, 2023
3 minutes
Donald Trump won the presidency with fewer votes than his opponent?
We’re a republic, not a democracy.
State Republican parties in Wisconsin, North Carolina, and other states gerrymandered themselves into supermajorities?
We’re a republic, not a democracy.
Forty-one senators block laws favored by 59? A single senator blocks promotions across the Defense Department?
We’re a republic, not a democracy.
Florida voters restored voting rights to felons, only to see the reform by the state legislature?
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