"Our democracy is in crisis", writes Clinton as she describes her current disdain for President Donald Trump within the article. Hillary Clinton suggests that "Russia's meddling" in the president elections of 2016 had taken a huge toll on our democracy, while also noting about Republicans possibly gerrymandering their districts.
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"There’s Russia’s ongoing interference and Trump’s complete unwillingness to stop it or protect us. There’s voter suppression, as Republicans put onerous—and I believe illegal—requirements in place to stop people from voting. There’s gerrymandering, with partisans—these days, principally Republicans—drawing the lines for voting districts to ensure that their party nearly always wins. All of this carries us further away from the sacred principle of “one person, one vote.” "
- Hillary Rodham Clinton, American Democracy Is In Crisis (2018)
Hillary Clinton proceeds to accuse President Trump of having a "war on truth and reason" and further condemnds him for undermining American democracy.
"[Trump] is as much a symptom as a cause of what ails us. Over many years, our defenses were worn down by a small group of right-wing billionaires—people like the Mercer family and Charles and David Koch—who spent a lot of time and money building an alternative reality where science is denied, lies masquerade as truth, and paranoia flourishes. By undermining the common factual framework that allows a free people to deliberate together and make the important decisions of self-governance, they opened the way for the infection of Russian propaganda and Trumpian lies to take hold. They've used their money and influence to capture our political system, impose a right-wing agenda, and disenfranchise millions of Americans."
- Hillary Rodham Clinton, American Democracy is In Crisis (2018)
Clinton concludes a solution to an issue which she brought up (election integrity), by advocating to abolish the Electoral College.
"A main area of reform should be improving and protecting our elections. The Senate Intelligence Committee has made a series of bipartisan recommendations for how to better secure America’s voting systems, including paper ballot backups, vote audits, and better coordination among federal, state, and local authorities on cybersecurity. That’s a good start. Congress should also repair the damage the Supreme Court did to the Voting Rights Act by restoring the full protections that voters need and deserve, as well as the voting rights of Americans who have served time in prison and paid their debt to society. We need early voting and voting by mail in every state in America, and automatic, universal voter registration so every citizen who is eligible to vote is able to vote. We need to overturn Citizens United and get secret money out of our politics. And you won’t be surprised to hear that I passionately believe it’s time to abolish the Electoral College."
- Hillary Rodham Clinton, American Democracy Is In Crisis (2018)
Facts About The 2016 US Presidential Election
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| Hillary Clinton officially won the popular vote in 2016, Donald Trump won 2nd, and Gary Johnson with a record breaking 3.27% for the Libertarian Party at third place! |
A record breaking 137.5 million voters came to vote in 2016's US Presidential election, with a voter turnout of 61.4% (Voter turnout has fallen from 63.6% to 61.4% from 2008-2016). 538 Electoral votes, with 270 needed to win.
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| Electoral votes for United States Presidential Election 2016 |
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