the democratic process. instead he told a big lie. a big lie that s poisoned, poisoned the roots of our democracy. if there s anything, anything worthy of the senate s attention, it s unquestionably this. i think the senator is right. it s why it s impossible to see the entire republican political project, at least as it stands now when you zoom out, as anything other than a objectively anti-democratic in its goals. look no further than today s rules committee hearing. that s where republicans brought out their maga running dogs to denigrate the bipartisan committee investigating the january 6th insurrection. both men refused to state that president joe biden did not steal the election. i ask you to say five simple words, the election was not stolen and you are unwilling to