not been true and not true today in terms of the continuing efforts to undermine future elections is among the elected leadership of the former president s party of which, steve and daniel, authors of how democracy died made the point of three requirements of political parties in healthy democracies. one, they unambiguously accept political defeat, two, they ashoo violence and three, break with antidemocratic extremists and over the last year, republican party failed on all three of those. there are good members of the party, good members that are elected that need to do more but too many aren t doing enough, need to bring that party back into the full of healthy democratic governance in order to preserve this republican for the next generation and right now failing at that. ian bassin always a pleasure, thank you, i now bring in congresswoman elaine lory who
and why liberalism failed and how democracy died. the former president doing some deep thoughts. what stuck out for you, tammy? he has made a tradition of this, he s done this every year. i think for a lot of people these lists can be virtues signaling. like look at what i m doing. or, i ll look at what you should be reading. a lot of people on the list especially with the music are friends of the obama so you can t blame them for that, i suppose. but i think that when i grew up, a favorite teacher of mine said that, while it s great to read for pleasure and important to do so and, to read to reinforce or expand your understanding of your own point of view, it s particularly important to read things that you know you will disagree with so that you hear other arguments. and you can also refine your own point of view. may be on that, ben rhodes,