The Republican Party doesn’t care about democracy: On the New York Times’ Anonymous Op-Ed

A.M. Carter
Sep 7, 2018 · 6 min read

It’s what we do that matters.

The opportunity all of these late-breaking anonymous “unsung heroes” had to protect American democracy from an unfit executive was during the 2016 GOP national convention, when, instead, they allowed Trump to receive the Republican presidential nomination.

They didn’t want to protect American democratic ideals then. They wanted to “Take back the country!” and “Lock her up!” They wanted a big, White wave to wash away Obama’s…

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A.M. Carter earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Florida. She writes about philosophy, politics and current events.

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