California election results drag on for weeks, but in the Trump era it's a gift to bad-faith actors. States can fix the process without ratifying the lie.
The war in Iran gets hot again after a rift between Trump and Netanyahu further muddies the path out; Trump makes baseless claims of voter fraud again while California’s vote-count drags on; and the DC mayoral election hits all the themes in modern Democratic politics.
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The hosts try to hold all of it at once as they consider this viral story that sits at the intersection of disability rights and reproductive autonomy.. In a moment when American democracy is under assault from authoritarian populists and dogmatic progressives, Wooldridge argues that liberalism itself offers the most resilient framework for pluralistic, self-correcting societies. Want more Political Gabfest? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes.
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