House Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) told "Fox New Sunday" he believes "democracy will be ending" if Democrats lose the 2022 midterms.
The big picture: Many Democrats, including President Biden, have said they believe U.S. democracy is under threat by Trump-backed election deniers running for office in the midterms.
Clyburn walked back a previous comment in which he said a loss for Democrats would be the end of the world, saying he "misspoke," but does believe candidates that have denied the results of the 2020 presidential election do threaten U.S. democracy.
What he's saying: "Democracy will be ending. The world will continue to exist" if Democrats lose, Clyburn said.
"The world will not end. The kind of world we have, the kind of country we have — we've got to decide how we want to exist in this world, and that's what we're talking about," he added.
Clyburn said he sees similarities between the U.S. democracy today and Germany's democracy in the 1930s before Hitler came to power.
"I've studied history all of my life. I taught history. And I'm telling you, what I see here are parallels to what the history was in this world back in the 1930s in Germany."
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GhettoChemist on November 6th, 2022 at 23:50 UTC »
"We have to end democracy before the liberals do" - GOP, soon
rainbowshummingbird on November 6th, 2022 at 22:50 UTC »
I’m confounded by the republican support of their fascist leaders/politicians. Don’t they realize it’s going to suck for everyone, even them, if we become an authoritarian state? Do they truly believe that beating Democrats is worth it if the alternative is fascism?
BarracudaDear6904 on November 6th, 2022 at 22:20 UTC »
We know the stakes, make absolutely sure to vote and do what you can to spread the word!
Fuck doom posting, fuck the polls, fuck anything that tries to demotivate you!
https://iwillvote.com/ For voting info and to make a voting plan.